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1951 Princeton

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

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1951, game by game: won vs. New York University 54–20; won at Navy 24–20; won at Pennsylvania 13–7; won vs. Lafayette 60–7; won vs. No. 12 Cornell 53–15; won vs. Brown 12–0; won at Harvard 54–13; won vs. Yale 27–0; won vs. Dartmouth 13–0+53Won 54–20 vs. New York University+34New York Univer…Won 24–20 at Navy+4NavyWon 13–7 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 60–7 vs. Lafayette+53LafayetteWon 53–15 vs. No. 12 Cornell+38No. 12 CornellWon 12–0 vs. Brown+12BrownWon 54–13 at Harvard+41HarvardWon 27–0 vs. Yale+27YaleWon 13–0 vs. Dartmouth+13Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsNew York UniversityW 54–⁠2087%
Oct 6atNavyW 24–⁠2062%
Oct 13atPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠754%
Oct 20vsLafayetteW 60–⁠790%
Oct 27vs12CornellW 53–⁠1558%
Nov 3vsBrownW 12–⁠091%
Nov 10atHarvardW 54–⁠1388%
Nov 17vsYaleW 27–⁠086%
Nov 24vsDartmouthW 13–⁠082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 13–⁠0; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. 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 1951.

Led the nationDick Kazmaier: passer rating (155.3), total offense (1,827 yds)

Heisman TrophyDick Kazmaier, RB; also the Maxwell

Consensus All-AmericanDick Kazmaier, RB

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 4
Points
310–⁠82
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1728 +103 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.7 No. 21 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
David F. Hickok