1957 Princeton

7–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Richard Colman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1957, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 7–0; won at Columbia 47–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 13–9; lost vs. Colgate 10–12; won vs. Cornell 47–14; won at Brown 7–0; won at Harvard 28–20; lost vs. Yale 13–20; won vs. Dartmouth 34–14+41−7Won 7–0 vs. Rutgers+7RutgersWon 47–6 at Columbia+41ColumbiaWon 13–9 vs. Pennsylvania+4PennsylvaniaLost 10–12 vs. Colgate-2ColgateWon 47–14 vs. Cornell+33CornellWon 7–0 at Brown+7BrownWon 28–20 at Harvard+8HarvardLost 13–20 vs. Yale-7YaleWon 34–14 vs. Dartmouth+20Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRutgersW 7–⁠082%
Oct 5atColumbiaW 47–⁠663%
Oct 12vsPennsylvaniaW 13–⁠981%
Oct 19vsColgateL 10–⁠1278%
Oct 26vsCornellW 47–⁠1477%
Nov 2atBrownW 7–⁠058%
Nov 9atHarvardW 28–⁠2067%
Nov 16vsYaleL 13–⁠2063%
Nov 23vsDartmouthW 34–⁠1455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠95
Coach
Richard Colman
Elo
1600 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.1 No. 72 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John C. Sapoch Jr.

1957 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.