1968 Princeton

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

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1968, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 14–20; won vs. Columbia 44–16; won at Dartmouth 34–7; lost vs. Colgate 7–14; lost at Pennsylvania 14–19; won at Brown 50–7; lost vs. Harvard 7–9; lost at Yale 17–42; won vs. Cornell 41–13+43−25Lost 14–20 vs. Rutgers-6RutgersWon 44–16 vs. Columbia+28ColumbiaWon 34–7 at Dartmouth+27DartmouthLost 7–14 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 14–19 at Pennsylvania-5PennsylvaniaWon 50–7 at Brown+43BrownLost 7–9 vs. Harvard-2HarvardLost 17–42 at Yale-25YaleWon 41–13 vs. Cornell+28Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRutgersL 14–⁠2077%
Oct 5vsColumbiaW 44–⁠1683%
Oct 12atDartmouthW 34–⁠740%
Oct 19vsColgateL 7–⁠1476%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠1956%
Nov 2atBrownW 50–⁠765%
Nov 9vsHarvardL 7–⁠947%
Nov 16atYaleL 17–⁠4225%
Nov 23vsCornellW 41–⁠1366%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Led the nationRob Bordley: punt return average (20.5)

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠147
Coach
Richard Colman
Elo
1548 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 93 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard R. Bracken

1968 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Yale6–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Pennsylvania5–⁠27–⁠2
Princeton4–⁠34–⁠5
Dartmouth3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown0–⁠72–⁠7

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