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1974 Princeton

4–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Robert Casciola.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1974, game by game: tied vs. Rutgers 6–6; won vs. Columbia 40–13; won at Dartmouth 14–7; won vs. Colgate 33–24; lost at Pennsylvania 18–20; lost at Brown 13–17; lost vs. Harvard 17–34; lost at Yale 6–19; won vs. Cornell 41–20+27−17Tied 6–6 vs. Rutgers0RutgersWon 40–13 vs. Columbia+27ColumbiaWon 14–7 at Dartmouth+7DartmouthWon 33–24 vs. Colgate+9ColgateLost 18–20 at Pennsylvania-2PennsylvaniaLost 13–17 at Brown-4BrownLost 17–34 vs. Harvard-17HarvardLost 6–19 at Yale-13YaleWon 41–20 vs. Cornell+21Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRutgersT 6–⁠651%
Oct 5vsColumbiaW 40–⁠1368%
Oct 12atDartmouthW 14–⁠730%
Oct 19vsColgateW 33–⁠2468%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaL 18–⁠2029%
Nov 2atBrownL 13–⁠1753%
Nov 9vsHarvardL 17–⁠3436%
Nov 16atYaleL 6–⁠1916%
Nov 23vsCornellW 41–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 41–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠160
Coach
Robert Casciola
Elo
1435 +41 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 71 of 124; offense No. 71, defense No. 69
SRS
−17.5 No. 116 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Thomas H. Schalch

1974 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown4–⁠35–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Dartmouth3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠8

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