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1953 Princeton

5–⁠4, coached by Charles Caldwell.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1953, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 20–14; won vs. Columbia 20–19; won vs. Rutgers 9–7; lost vs. No. 14 Navy 7–65; lost vs. Cornell 19–26; won vs. Brown 27–13; won at Harvard 6–0; lost vs. Yale 24–26; lost vs. Dartmouth 12–34+14−58Won 20–14 vs. Lafayette+6LafayetteWon 20–19 vs. Columbia+1ColumbiaWon 9–7 vs. Rutgers+2RutgersLost 7–65 vs. No. 14 Navy-58No. 14 NavyLost 19–26 vs. Cornell-7CornellWon 27–13 vs. Brown+14BrownWon 6–0 at Harvard+6HarvardLost 24–26 vs. Yale-2YaleLost 12–34 vs. Dartmouth-22Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsLafayetteW 20–⁠1495%
Oct 3vsColumbiaW 20–⁠1981%
Oct 10vsRutgersW 9–⁠776%
Oct 17vs14NavyL 7–⁠6564%
Oct 24vsCornellL 19–⁠2675%
Oct 31vsBrownW 27–⁠1380%
Nov 7atHarvardW 6–⁠058%
Nov 14vsYaleL 24–⁠2669%
Nov 21vsDartmouthL 12–⁠3479%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 34–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
144–⁠204
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1514 −126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.4 No. 100 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Homer A. Smith