1977 Princeton

3–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Robert Casciola.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1977, game by game: lost at Dartmouth 11–14; lost vs. Rutgers 6–10; lost at Brown 7–10; won vs. Columbia 28–7; lost vs. Colgate 13–31; won at Harvard 20–7; lost at Pennsylvania 10–21; lost vs. Yale 8–44; won vs. Cornell 34–0+34−36Lost 11–14 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthLost 6–10 vs. Rutgers-4RutgersLost 7–10 at Brown-3BrownWon 28–7 vs. Columbia+21ColumbiaLost 13–31 vs. Colgate-18ColgateWon 20–7 at Harvard+13HarvardLost 10–21 at Pennsylvania-11PennsylvaniaLost 8–44 vs. Yale-36YaleWon 34–0 vs. Cornell+34Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atDartmouthL 11–⁠1426%
Sep 24vsRutgersL 6–⁠1041%
Oct 1atBrownL 7–⁠1020%
Oct 8vsColumbiaW 28–⁠755%
Oct 15vsColgateL 13–⁠3136%
Oct 22atHarvardW 20–⁠726%
Oct 29atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠2148%
Nov 5vsYaleL 8–⁠4433%
Nov 12vsCornellW 34–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠144
Coach
Robert Casciola
Elo
1410 +1 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 69 of 140; offense No. 110, defense No. 26
SRS
−4.9 No. 94 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bobby L. Isom and Lawrence P. Lutz

1977 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard4–⁠34–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

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