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1952 Princeton

8–⁠1, coached by Charles Caldwell, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1952, game by game: won at Columbia 14–0; won vs. Rutgers 61–19; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–13; won vs. Lafayette 48–0; won at Cornell 27–0; won vs. Brown 39–0; won vs. Harvard 41–21; won at Yale 27–21; won vs. Dartmouth 33–0+48−6Won 14–0 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 61–19 vs. Rutgers+42RutgersLost 7–13 vs. Pennsylvania-6PennsylvaniaWon 48–0 vs. Lafayette+48LafayetteWon 27–0 at Cornell+27CornellWon 39–0 vs. Brown+39BrownWon 41–21 vs. Harvard+20HarvardWon 27–21 at Yale+6YaleWon 33–0 vs. Dartmouth+33Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atColumbiaW 14–⁠066%
Oct 4vsRutgersW 61–⁠1982%
Oct 11vsPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1374%
Oct 18vsLafayetteW 48–⁠093%
Oct 25atCornellW 27–⁠068%
Nov 1vsBrownW 39–⁠092%
Nov 8vsHarvardW 41–⁠2184%
Nov 15atYaleW 27–⁠2164%
Nov 22vsDartmouthW 33–⁠087%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 33–⁠0; No. 19 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 7: 19
  5. Wk 8: 16
  6. Wk 9: 17
  7. Wk 10: 18
  8. Final: 19

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 1952.

Consensus All-AmericanFrank McPhee, E

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 19 peak No. 10
Points
297–⁠74
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1710 +58 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.4 No. 28 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Frank M. McPhee