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1941 Princeton

2–⁠6, coached by Tad Wieman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1941, game by game: won vs. Williams 20–7; lost vs. Columbia 0–21; lost vs. No. 11 Pennsylvania 0–23; lost at No. 15 Vanderbilt 7–46; lost vs. Harvard 4–6; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–20; won at Yale 20–6; lost vs. No. 12 Navy 0–23+14−39Won 20–7 vs. Williams+13WilliamsLost 0–21 vs. Columbia-21ColumbiaLost 0–23 vs. No. 11 Pennsylvania-23No. 11 PennsylvaniaLost 7–46 at No. 15 Vanderbilt-39No. 15 VanderbiltLost 4–6 vs. Harvard-2HarvardLost 13–20 vs. Dartmouth-7DartmouthWon 20–6 at Yale+14YaleLost 0–23 vs. No. 12 Navy-23No. 12 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsWilliamsW 20–⁠790%
Oct 11vsColumbiaL 0–⁠2159%
Oct 18vs11PennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2342%
Oct 25at15VanderbiltL 7–⁠4632%
Nov 1vsHarvardL 4–⁠650%
Nov 8vsDartmouthL 13–⁠2044%
Nov 15atYaleW 20–⁠653%
Nov 22vs12NavyL 0–⁠2332%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 23–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
64–⁠152
Coach
Tad Wieman
Elo
1419 −105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 90 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Peters