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1947 Princeton

5–⁠3, coached by Charles Caldwell.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1947, game by game: won vs. Brown 21–7; lost at Rutgers 7–13; won vs. Colgate 20–7; lost vs. Cornell 21–28; lost vs. No. 4 Pennsylvania 7–26; won at Harvard 33–7; won vs. Yale 17–0; won vs. Dartmouth 14–12+26−19Won 21–7 vs. Brown+14BrownLost 7–13 at Rutgers-6RutgersWon 20–7 vs. Colgate+13ColgateLost 21–28 vs. Cornell-7CornellLost 7–26 vs. No. 4 Pennsylvania-19No. 4 PennsylvaniaWon 33–7 at Harvard+26HarvardWon 17–0 vs. Yale+17YaleWon 14–12 vs. Dartmouth+2Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsBrownW 21–⁠755%
Oct 11atRutgersL 7–⁠1342%
Oct 18vsColgateW 20–⁠750%
Oct 25vsCornellL 21–⁠2859%
Nov 1vs4PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠2626%
Nov 8atHarvardW 33–⁠735%
Nov 15vsYaleW 17–⁠046%
Nov 22vsDartmouthW 14–⁠1262%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 14–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 2nd in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠100
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1472 +80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.3 No. 53 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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