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1955 Princeton

7–⁠2, coached by Charles Caldwell.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1955, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 41–7; won vs. Columbia 20–7; won at Pennsylvania 7–0; lost vs. Colgate 6–15; won at Cornell 26–20; won vs. Brown 14–7; lost at Harvard 6–7; won vs. Yale 13–0; won vs. Dartmouth 6–3+34−9Won 41–7 vs. Rutgers+34RutgersWon 20–7 vs. Columbia+13ColumbiaWon 7–0 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaLost 6–15 vs. Colgate-9ColgateWon 26–20 at Cornell+6CornellWon 14–7 vs. Brown+7BrownLost 6–7 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 13–0 vs. Yale+13YaleWon 6–3 vs. Dartmouth+3Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsRutgersW 41–⁠771%
Oct 1vsColumbiaW 20–⁠778%
Oct 8atPennsylvaniaW 7–⁠070%
Oct 15vsColgateL 6–⁠1559%
Oct 22atCornellW 26–⁠2045%
Oct 29vsBrownW 14–⁠777%
Nov 5atHarvardL 6–⁠757%
Nov 12vsYaleW 13–⁠057%
Nov 19vsDartmouthW 6–⁠378%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 6–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠66
Coach
Charles Caldwell
Elo
1578 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.8 No. 79 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Royce Flippin