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1966 Princeton

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

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1966, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 16–12; won vs. Columbia 14–12; lost at Dartmouth 13–31; lost vs. Colgate 0–7; won at Pennsylvania 30–13; won at Brown 24–7; won vs. Harvard 18–14; won at Yale 13–7; won vs. Cornell 7–0+17−18Won 16–12 vs. Rutgers+4RutgersWon 14–12 vs. Columbia+2ColumbiaLost 13–31 at Dartmouth-18DartmouthLost 0–7 vs. Colgate-7ColgateWon 30–13 at Pennsylvania+17PennsylvaniaWon 24–7 at Brown+17BrownWon 18–14 vs. Harvard+4HarvardWon 13–7 at Yale+6YaleWon 7–0 vs. Cornell+7Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsRutgersW 16–⁠1284%
Oct 1vsColumbiaW 14–⁠1287%
Oct 8atDartmouthL 13–⁠3142%
Oct 15vsColgateL 0–⁠769%
Oct 22atPennsylvaniaW 30–⁠1369%
Oct 29atBrownW 24–⁠776%
Nov 5vsHarvardW 18–⁠1457%
Nov 12atYaleW 13–⁠764%
Nov 19vsCornellW 7–⁠070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Dartmouth and Harvard

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠103
Coach
Richard Colman
Elo
1645 +21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 96 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walter J. Kozumbo

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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