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1940 Princeton

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Tad Wieman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1940, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 7–6; lost vs. Navy 6–12; lost at No. 9 Pennsylvania 28–46; won vs. Rutgers 28–13; tied at Harvard 0–0; won vs. Dartmouth 14–9; won vs. Yale 10–7; won vs. Army 26–19+15−18Won 7–6 vs. Vanderbilt+1VanderbiltLost 6–12 vs. Navy-6NavyLost 28–46 at No. 9 Pennsylvania-18No. 9 PennsylvaniaWon 28–13 vs. Rutgers+15RutgersTied 0–0 at Harvard0HarvardWon 14–9 vs. Dartmouth+5DartmouthWon 10–7 vs. Yale+3YaleWon 26–19 vs. Army+7Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsVanderbiltW 7–⁠668%
Oct 12vsNavyL 6–⁠1264%
Oct 19at9PennsylvaniaL 28–⁠4641%
Oct 26vsRutgersW 28–⁠1388%
Nov 2atHarvardT 0–⁠050%
Nov 9vsDartmouthW 14–⁠960%
Nov 16vsYaleW 10–⁠774%
Nov 23vsArmyW 26–⁠1975%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 26–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠112
Coach
Tad Wieman
Elo
1535 −9 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−1.1 No. 70 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Howie Stanley