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1971 Princeton

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

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1971, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 18–33; lost at Columbia 20–22; lost at Cornell 8–19; won vs. Colgate 35–12; won vs. Pennsylvania 31–0; won vs. Brown 49–21; won at Harvard 21–10; lost vs. Yale 6–10; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–33+31−26Lost 18–33 vs. Rutgers-15RutgersLost 20–22 at Columbia-2ColumbiaLost 8–19 at Cornell-11CornellWon 35–12 vs. Colgate+23ColgateWon 31–0 vs. Pennsylvania+31PennsylvaniaWon 49–21 vs. Brown+28BrownWon 21–10 at Harvard+11HarvardLost 6–10 vs. Yale-4YaleLost 7–33 vs. Dartmouth-26Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsRutgersL 18–⁠3375%
Oct 2atColumbiaL 20–⁠2257%
Oct 9atCornellL 8–⁠1930%
Oct 16vsColgateW 35–⁠1263%
Oct 23vsPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠064%
Oct 30vsBrownW 49–⁠2182%
Nov 6atHarvardW 21–⁠1043%
Nov 13vsYaleL 6–⁠1058%
Nov 20vsDartmouthL 7–⁠3333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 33–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠160
Coach
Jake McCandless
Elo
1490 −26 this season
SP+ rating
3.1 No. 54 of 120; offense No. 62, defense No. 58
SRS
−17.0 No. 115 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert Wolfe

1971 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cornell6–⁠18–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠26–⁠3
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠70–⁠9

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