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1976 Princeton

2–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League), coached by Robert Casciola.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1976, game by game: won at Cornell 3–0; lost vs. Rutgers 0–17; lost vs. Brown 7–13; won at Columbia 9–6; lost vs. Colgate 7–17; lost vs. Harvard 14–20; lost vs. Pennsylvania 9–10; lost at Yale 7–39; lost vs. Dartmouth 7–33+7−32Won 3–0 at Cornell+3CornellLost 0–17 vs. Rutgers-17RutgersLost 7–13 vs. Brown-6BrownWon 9–6 at Columbia+3ColumbiaLost 7–17 vs. Colgate-10ColgateLost 14–20 vs. Harvard-6HarvardLost 9–10 vs. Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaLost 7–39 at Yale-32YaleLost 7–33 vs. Dartmouth-26Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atCornellW 3–⁠057%
Sep 25vsRutgersL 0–⁠1746%
Oct 2vsBrownL 7–⁠1343%
Oct 9atColumbiaW 9–⁠649%
Oct 16vsColgateL 7–⁠1756%
Oct 23vsHarvardL 14–⁠2034%
Oct 30vsPennsylvaniaL 9–⁠1062%
Nov 6atYaleL 7–⁠3918%
Nov 13vsDartmouthL 7–⁠3337%

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 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
63–⁠155
Coach
Robert Casciola
Elo
1363 −100 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 105 of 132; offense No. 130, defense No. 37
SRS
−14.9 No. 121 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Daniel E. Fournier

1976 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠52–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠7

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