1959 Princeton
4–5 (3–4 Ivy League), coached by Richard Colman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colgate 42–7Oct 17
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Rutgers | L 6–8 | 59% |
| Oct 3 | at Columbia | W 22–0 | 64% |
| Oct 10 | vs Pennsylvania | L 0–18 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | vs Colgate | W 42–7 | 76% |
| Oct 24 | vs Cornell | W 20–0 | 61% |
| Oct 31 | vs Brown | W 7–0 | 72% |
| Nov 7 | at Harvard | L 0–14 | 54% |
| Nov 14 | vs Yale | L 20–38 | 63% |
| Nov 21 | vs Dartmouth | L 7–12 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 12–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 124–97
- Coach
- Richard Colman
- Elo
- 1460 −67 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −17.8 No. 101 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Frank C. Szvetecz
1959 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 6–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Yale | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
 Princeton | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Brown | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.