1962 Princeton

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Richard Colman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1962, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 15–7; won vs. Columbia 33–0; won at Pennsylvania 21–8; lost vs. Colgate 15–16; lost at Cornell 34–35; won vs. Brown 28–12; lost vs. Harvard 0–20; won at Yale 14–10; lost vs. Dartmouth 27–38+33−20Won 15–7 vs. Rutgers+8RutgersWon 33–0 vs. Columbia+33ColumbiaWon 21–8 at Pennsylvania+13PennsylvaniaLost 15–16 vs. Colgate-1ColgateLost 34–35 at Cornell-1CornellWon 28–12 vs. Brown+16BrownLost 0–20 vs. Harvard-20HarvardWon 14–10 at Yale+4YaleLost 27–38 vs. Dartmouth-11Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRutgersW 15–⁠747%
Oct 6vsColumbiaW 33–⁠060%
Oct 13atPennsylvaniaW 21–⁠870%
Oct 20vsColgateL 15–⁠1677%
Oct 27atCornellL 34–⁠3568%
Nov 3vsBrownW 28–⁠1285%
Nov 10vsHarvardL 0–⁠2064%
Nov 17atYaleW 14–⁠1052%
Nov 24vsDartmouthL 27–⁠3838%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 38–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠146
Coach
Richard Colman
Elo
1512 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 113 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Daniel Terpack

1962 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Harvard5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia4–⁠35–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Yale1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Brown0–⁠6–⁠11–⁠6–⁠2

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