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1970 Princeton

5–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Jake McCandless.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1970, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 41–14; won vs. Columbia 24–22; lost at Dartmouth 0–38; won vs. Colgate 34–14; won at Pennsylvania 22–16; won at Brown 42–14; lost vs. Harvard 7–29; lost at Yale 22–27; lost vs. Cornell 3–6+28−38Won 41–14 vs. Rutgers+27RutgersWon 24–22 vs. Columbia+2ColumbiaLost 0–38 at Dartmouth-38DartmouthWon 34–14 vs. Colgate+20ColgateWon 22–16 at Pennsylvania+6PennsylvaniaWon 42–14 at Brown+28BrownLost 7–29 vs. Harvard-22HarvardLost 22–27 at Yale-5YaleLost 3–6 vs. Cornell-3Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsRutgersW 41–⁠1472%
Oct 3vsColumbiaW 24–⁠2283%
Oct 10atDartmouthL 0–⁠3839%
Oct 17vsColgateW 34–⁠1477%
Oct 24atPennsylvaniaW 22–⁠1659%
Oct 31atBrownW 42–⁠1479%
Nov 7vsHarvardL 7–⁠2973%
Nov 14atYaleL 22–⁠2731%
Nov 21vsCornellL 3–⁠665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cornell 6–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠180
Coach
Jake McCandless
Elo
1525 −45 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 53 of 117; offense No. 54, defense No. 53
SRS
−14.0 No. 100 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dennis J. Burns

1970 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠014
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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