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1949 Princeton

6–⁠3, coached by Charles Caldwell, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1949, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 26–14; lost at Navy 7–28; lost vs. No. 20 Pennsylvania 13–14; won vs. Brown 27–14; lost at No. 8 Cornell 12–14; won vs. Rutgers 34–14; won at Harvard 33–13; won vs. Yale 21–13; won vs. No. 14 Dartmouth 19–13+20−21Won 26–14 vs. Lafayette+12LafayetteLost 7–28 at Navy-21NavyLost 13–14 vs. No. 20 Pennsylvania-1No. 20 PennsylvaniaWon 27–14 vs. Brown+13BrownLost 12–14 at No. 8 Cornell-2No. 8 CornellWon 34–14 vs. Rutgers+20RutgersWon 33–13 at Harvard+20HarvardWon 21–13 vs. Yale+8YaleWon 19–13 vs. No. 14 Dartmouth+6No. 14 Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLafayetteW 26–⁠1469%
Oct 1atNavyL 7–⁠2859%
Oct 8vs20PennsylvaniaL 13–⁠1442%
Oct 15vsBrownW 27–⁠1449%
Oct 22at8CornellL 12–⁠1426%
Oct 29vsRutgersW 34–⁠1456%
Nov 5atHarvardW 33–⁠1360%
Nov 12vsYaleW 21–⁠1372%
Nov 19vs14DartmouthW 19–⁠1344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 19–⁠13; No. 18 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 18

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1949.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
192–⁠137
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1574 +77 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
3.7 No. 51 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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