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1945 Princeton

2–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Charles Caldwell.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1945, game by game: tied vs. Lafayette 7–7; won at Cornell 14–6; won vs. Rutgers 14–6; lost at No. 7 Pennsylvania 0–28; tied vs. Dartmouth 13–13; lost vs. Columbia 7–32; lost vs. Yale 14–20+8−28Tied 7–7 vs. Lafayette0LafayetteWon 14–6 at Cornell+8CornellWon 14–6 vs. Rutgers+8RutgersLost 0–28 at No. 7 Pennsylvania-28No. 7 PennsylvaniaTied 13–13 vs. Dartmouth0DartmouthLost 7–32 vs. Columbia-25ColumbiaLost 14–20 vs. Yale-6Yale
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsLafayetteT 7–⁠777%
Oct 20atCornellW 14–⁠638%
Oct 27vsRutgersW 14–⁠684%
Nov 3at7PennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2820%
Nov 10vsDartmouthT 13–⁠1351%
Nov 17vsColumbiaL 7–⁠3247%
Nov 24vsYaleL 14–⁠2058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Yale 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
2–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
69–⁠112
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1324 −37 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.8 No. 78 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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