1969 Princeton

6–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Jake McCandless.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1969, game by game: lost at Rutgers 0–29; won at Columbia 21–7; won at Cornell 24–17; lost vs. Colgate 28–35; won vs. Pennsylvania 42–0; won vs. Brown 33–6; won at Harvard 51–20; lost vs. Yale 14–17; won vs. Dartmouth 35–7+42−29Lost 0–29 at Rutgers-29RutgersWon 21–7 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 24–17 at Cornell+7CornellLost 28–35 vs. Colgate-7ColgateWon 42–0 vs. Pennsylvania+42PennsylvaniaWon 33–6 vs. Brown+27BrownWon 51–20 at Harvard+31HarvardLost 14–17 vs. Yale-3YaleWon 35–7 vs. Dartmouth+28Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atRutgersL 0–⁠2946%
Oct 4atColumbiaW 21–⁠767%
Oct 11atCornellW 24–⁠1756%
Oct 18vsColgateL 28–⁠3576%
Oct 25vsPennsylvaniaW 42–⁠062%
Nov 1vsBrownW 33–⁠684%
Nov 8atHarvardW 51–⁠2042%
Nov 15vsYaleL 14–⁠1754%
Nov 22vsDartmouthW 35–⁠743%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 46th-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 Yale

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠138
Coach
Jake McCandless
Elo
1604 +72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 87 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ellis O. Moore

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 6Robert Hews OTKansas City Chiefs

1969 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Princeton6–⁠16–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

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