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1942 Princeton

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Tad Wieman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1942, game by game: won vs. Lakehurst NAS 20–6; lost vs. Williams 7–19; won vs. Navy 10–0; tied at No. 8 Pennsylvania 6–6; won vs. Brown 32–13; lost at Harvard 14–19; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–19; lost vs. Yale 6–13; lost at Army 7–40+19−33Won 20–6 vs. Lakehurst NAS+14Lakehurst NASLost 7–19 vs. Williams-12WilliamsWon 10–0 vs. Navy+10NavyTied 6–6 at No. 8 Pennsylvania0No. 8 PennsylvaniaWon 32–13 vs. Brown+19BrownLost 14–19 at Harvard-5HarvardLost 7–19 vs. Dartmouth-12DartmouthLost 6–13 vs. Yale-7YaleLost 7–40 at Army-33Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsLakehurst NASW 20–⁠685%
Oct 3vsWilliamsL 7–⁠1986%
Oct 10vsNavyW 10–⁠023%
Oct 17at8PennsylvaniaT 6–⁠622%
Oct 24vsBrownW 32–⁠1352%
Oct 31atHarvardL 14–⁠1949%
Nov 7vsDartmouthL 7–⁠1956%
Nov 14vsYaleL 6–⁠1366%
Nov 21atArmyL 7–⁠4024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 40–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
109–⁠135
Coach
Tad Wieman
Elo
1384 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.6 No. 68 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Schmon