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1943 Princeton

1–⁠6, coached by Harry Mahnken.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1943, game by game: lost at Pennsylvania 9–47; won at Columbia 26–7; lost vs. Cornell 0–30; lost vs. Brown 20–28; lost vs. Villanova 22–45; lost at Yale 6–27; lost vs. No. 20 Dartmouth 13–42+19−38Lost 9–47 at Pennsylvania-38PennsylvaniaWon 26–7 at Columbia+19ColumbiaLost 0–30 vs. Cornell-30CornellLost 20–28 vs. Brown-8BrownLost 22–45 vs. Villanova-23VillanovaLost 6–27 at Yale-21YaleLost 13–42 vs. No. 20 Dartmouth-29No. 20 Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atPennsylvaniaL 9–⁠4725%
Oct 2atColumbiaW 26–⁠741%
Oct 9vsCornellL 0–⁠3073%
Oct 16vsBrownL 20–⁠2853%
Oct 30vsVillanovaL 22–⁠4545%
Nov 13atYaleL 6–⁠2750%
Nov 20vs20DartmouthL 13–⁠4223%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 42–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
1–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠226
Coach
Harry Mahnken
Elo
1292 −131 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−22.1 No. 70 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Wayne Harding