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1948 Princeton

4–⁠4, coached by Charles Caldwell.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1948, game by game: lost vs. Brown 20–23; lost at No. 12 Pennsylvania 7–29; lost vs. Rutgers 6–22; won at Columbia 16–14; won vs. Virginia 55–14; won vs. Harvard 47–7; won at Yale 20–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 13–33+41−22Lost 20–23 vs. Brown-3BrownLost 7–29 at No. 12 Pennsylvania-22No. 12 PennsylvaniaLost 6–22 vs. Rutgers-16RutgersWon 16–14 at Columbia+2ColumbiaWon 55–14 vs. Virginia+41VirginiaWon 47–7 vs. Harvard+40HarvardWon 20–14 at Yale+6YaleLost 13–33 vs. Dartmouth-20Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsBrownL 20–⁠2367%
Oct 9at12PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠2922%
Oct 16vsRutgersL 6–⁠2246%
Oct 23atColumbiaW 16–⁠1426%
Oct 30vsVirginiaW 55–⁠1442%
Nov 6vsHarvardW 47–⁠766%
Nov 13atYaleW 20–⁠1450%
Nov 20vsDartmouthL 13–⁠3354%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 33–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠156
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1496 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.9 No. 45 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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