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1954 Princeton

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Charles Caldwell.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1954, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 10–8; won at Columbia 54–20; won vs. Pennsylvania 13–7; lost at Brown 20–21; lost vs. Cornell 0–27; tied vs. Colgate 6–6; lost vs. Harvard 9–14; won at Yale 21–14; won vs. Dartmouth 49–7+42−27Won 10–8 vs. Rutgers+2RutgersWon 54–20 at Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 13–7 vs. Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaLost 20–21 at Brown-1BrownLost 0–27 vs. Cornell-27CornellTied 6–6 vs. Colgate0ColgateLost 9–14 vs. Harvard-5HarvardWon 21–14 at Yale+7YaleWon 49–7 vs. Dartmouth+42Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsRutgersW 10–⁠872%
Oct 2atColumbiaW 54–⁠2054%
Oct 9vsPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠775%
Oct 16atBrownL 20–⁠2159%
Oct 23vsCornellL 0–⁠2773%
Oct 30vsColgateT 6–⁠647%
Nov 6vsHarvardL 9–⁠1464%
Nov 13atYaleW 21–⁠1435%
Nov 20vsDartmouthW 49–⁠768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠124
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1523 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.7 No. 77 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Henn