1963 Princeton

7–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Richard Colman.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1963, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 24–0; won at Columbia 7–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 34–0; won vs. Colgate 42–0; won vs. Cornell 51–14; won vs. Brown 34–13; lost at Harvard 7–21; won vs. Yale 27–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 21–22+42−14Won 24–0 vs. Rutgers+24RutgersWon 7–6 at Columbia+1ColumbiaWon 34–0 vs. Pennsylvania+34PennsylvaniaWon 42–0 vs. Colgate+42ColgateWon 51–14 vs. Cornell+37CornellWon 34–13 vs. Brown+21BrownLost 7–21 at Harvard-14HarvardWon 27–7 vs. Yale+20YaleLost 21–22 vs. Dartmouth-1Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRutgersW 24–⁠065%
Oct 5atColumbiaW 7–⁠648%
Oct 12vsPennsylvaniaW 34–⁠079%
Oct 19vsColgateW 42–⁠070%
Oct 26vsCornellW 51–⁠1476%
Nov 2vsBrownW 34–⁠1381%
Nov 9atHarvardL 7–⁠2149%
Nov 16vsYaleW 27–⁠766%
Nov 30vsDartmouthL 21–⁠2250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 22–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 56th-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 1963.

Ivy League champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth

Led the nationCosmo Iacavazzi: rushing touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠83
Coach
Richard Colman
Elo
1583 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.7 No. 53 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William E. Guedel

1963 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Yale4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Brown2–⁠53–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠6

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