1973 Princeton

1–⁠8 (0–⁠7 Ivy League), coached by Robert Casciola.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1973, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 14–39; lost at Columbia 13–14; lost at Cornell 6–37; won vs. Colgate 37–21; lost vs. Pennsylvania 0–24; lost vs. Brown 6–7; lost at Harvard 14–19; lost vs. Yale 13–30; lost vs. Dartmouth 24–42+16−31Lost 14–39 vs. Rutgers-25RutgersLost 13–14 at Columbia-1ColumbiaLost 6–37 at Cornell-31CornellWon 37–21 vs. Colgate+16ColgateLost 0–24 vs. Pennsylvania-24PennsylvaniaLost 6–7 vs. Brown-1BrownLost 14–19 at Harvard-5HarvardLost 13–30 vs. Yale-17YaleLost 24–42 vs. Dartmouth-18Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRutgersL 14–⁠3956%
Oct 6atColumbiaL 13–⁠1435%
Oct 13atCornellL 6–⁠3724%
Oct 20vsColgateW 37–⁠2156%
Oct 27vsPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2446%
Nov 3vsBrownL 6–⁠766%
Nov 10atHarvardL 14–⁠1922%
Nov 17vsYaleL 13–⁠3035%
Nov 24vsDartmouthL 24–⁠4223%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 42–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
127–⁠233
Coach
Robert Casciola
Elo
1341 −111 this season
SP+ rating
-12.6 No. 99 of 123; offense No. 100, defense No. 87
SRS
−25.7 No. 125 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William G. Cronin

1973 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠7–⁠1
Princeton0–⁠71–⁠8

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