1978 Princeton
2–5–2 (1–4–2 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 21–0Nov 4
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Cornell | T 14–14 | 53% |
| Sep 30 | at Rutgers | L 0–24 | 29% |
| Oct 7 | vs Brown | L 16–44 | 51% |
| Oct 14 | at Columbia | L 10–14 | 44% |
| Oct 21 | vs Colgate | W 13–12 | 51% |
| Oct 28 | vs Harvard | T 24–24 | 45% |
| Nov 4 | vs Pennsylvania | W 21–0 | 51% |
| Nov 11 | at Yale | L 7–23 | 21% |
| Nov 18 | vs Dartmouth | L 21–28 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 28–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).
- Record
- 2–5–2
- Conference
- 1–4–2 7th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 126–183
- Coach
- Frank Navarro
- Elo
- 1386 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.6 No. 98 of 133; offense No. 115, defense No. 77
- SRS
- −16.7 No. 122 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Gregory D. Bauman and Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
1978 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Brown | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Yale | 4–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Cornell | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Harvard | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Columbia | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Princeton | 1–4–2 | 2–5–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.