1972 Princeton
3–5–1 (2–4–1 Ivy League), coached by Jake McCandless. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Brown 31–10Nov 4
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Rutgers | W 7–6 | 74% |
| Oct 7 | vs Columbia | T 0–0 | 58% |
| Oct 14 | at Dartmouth | L 14–35 | 23% |
| Oct 21 | vs Colgate | L 26–35 | 68% |
| Oct 28 | at Pennsylvania | L 10–15 | 52% |
| Nov 4 | at Brown | W 31–10 | 62% |
| Nov 11 | vs Harvard | W 10–7 | 53% |
| Nov 18 | at Yale | L 7–31 | 32% |
| Nov 25 | vs Cornell | L 15–22 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Cornell 22–15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).
- Record
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 tied for 6th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 120–161
- Coach
- Jake McCandless
- Elo
- 1429 −65 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.7 No. 84 of 121; offense No. 106, defense No. 41
- SRS
- −10.5 No. 99 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Michael L. Kincaid
1972 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Yale | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Cornell | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 3–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 Princeton | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Columbia | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Brown | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.