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1958 Princeton

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Richard Colman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1958, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 0–28; won vs. Columbia 43–8; won at Pennsylvania 20–14; won vs. Colgate 40–13; lost at Cornell 8–34; won vs. Brown 28–18; won vs. Harvard 16–14; won at Yale 50–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 12–21+36−28Lost 0–28 vs. Rutgers-28RutgersWon 43–8 vs. Columbia+35ColumbiaWon 20–14 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 40–13 vs. Colgate+27ColgateLost 8–34 at Cornell-26CornellWon 28–18 vs. Brown+10BrownWon 16–14 vs. Harvard+2HarvardWon 50–14 at Yale+36YaleLost 12–21 vs. Dartmouth-9Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRutgersL 0–⁠2877%
Oct 4vsColumbiaW 43–⁠883%
Oct 11atPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠1459%
Oct 18vsColgateW 40–⁠1377%
Oct 25atCornellL 8–⁠3454%
Nov 1vsBrownW 28–⁠1861%
Nov 8vsHarvardW 16–⁠1475%
Nov 15atYaleW 50–⁠1458%
Nov 22vsDartmouthL 12–⁠2155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 21–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠164
Coach
Richard Colman
Elo
1541 −26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 98 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frederick W. Tiley

1958 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠34–⁠5
Harvard3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Yale0–⁠72–⁠7

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