1975 Princeton

4–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Robert Casciola.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1975, game by game: won vs. Rutgers 10–7; won at Columbia 27–7; won at Cornell 16–8; lost vs. Colgate 21–22; lost vs. Pennsylvania 20–24; lost vs. Brown 16–24; won at Harvard 24–20; lost vs. Yale 13–24; lost vs. Dartmouth 16–21+20−11Won 10–7 vs. Rutgers+3RutgersWon 27–7 at Columbia+20ColumbiaWon 16–8 at Cornell+8CornellLost 21–22 vs. Colgate-1ColgateLost 20–24 vs. Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaLost 16–24 vs. Brown-8BrownWon 24–20 at Harvard+4HarvardLost 13–24 vs. Yale-11YaleLost 16–21 vs. Dartmouth-5Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRutgersW 10–⁠756%
Oct 4atColumbiaW 27–⁠766%
Oct 11atCornellW 16–⁠851%
Oct 18vsColgateL 21–⁠2267%
Oct 25vsPennsylvaniaL 20–⁠2466%
Nov 1vsBrownL 16–⁠2451%
Nov 8atHarvardW 24–⁠2023%
Nov 15vsYaleL 13–⁠2439%
Nov 22vsDartmouthL 16–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
163–⁠157
Coach
Robert Casciola
Elo
1444 −12 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 63 of 132; offense No. 71, defense No. 45
SRS
−11.3 No. 112 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edward E. Sheridan

1975 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Cornell0–⁠71–⁠8

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