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1950 Princeton

9–⁠0, coached by Charles Caldwell, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1950, game by game: won vs. Williams 66–0; won vs. Rutgers 34–28; won vs. Navy 20–14; won at Brown 34–0; won vs. No. 10 Cornell 27–0; won vs. Colgate 45–7; won vs. Harvard 63–26; won at Yale 47–12; won vs. Dartmouth 13–7+66Won 66–0 vs. Williams+66WilliamsWon 34–28 vs. Rutgers+6RutgersWon 20–14 vs. Navy+6NavyWon 34–0 at Brown+34BrownWon 27–0 vs. No. 10 Cornell+27No. 10 CornellWon 45–7 vs. Colgate+38ColgateWon 63–26 vs. Harvard+37HarvardWon 47–12 at Yale+35YaleWon 13–7 vs. Dartmouth+6Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWilliamsW 66–⁠090%
Oct 7vsRutgersW 34–⁠2868%
Oct 14vsNavyW 20–⁠1477%
Oct 21atBrownW 34–⁠055%
Oct 28vs10CornellW 27–⁠051%
Nov 4vsColgateW 45–⁠784%
Nov 11vsHarvardW 63–⁠2692%
Nov 18atYaleW 47–⁠1264%
Nov 25vsDartmouthW 13–⁠776%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 13–⁠7; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 9
  2. Wk 7: 8
  3. Wk 8: 7
  4. Wk 9: 7
  5. Final: 6

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 1950.

National championsa title the school claims

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
349–⁠94
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1689 +140 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.5 No. 21 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
George A. Chandler
Offense
Unbalanced single-wing