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1979 Princeton

5–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1979, game by game: won at Dartmouth 16–0; lost vs. Rutgers 14–38; lost at Brown 12–31; won vs. Columbia 35–7; lost vs. Colgate 6–17; won at Harvard 9–7; won at Pennsylvania 38–10; lost vs. Yale 10–35; won vs. Cornell 26–14+28−25Won 16–0 at Dartmouth+16DartmouthLost 14–38 vs. Rutgers-24RutgersLost 12–31 at Brown-19BrownWon 35–7 vs. Columbia+28ColumbiaLost 6–17 vs. Colgate-11ColgateWon 9–7 at Harvard+2HarvardWon 38–10 at Pennsylvania+28PennsylvaniaLost 10–35 vs. Yale-25YaleWon 26–14 vs. Cornell+12Cornell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atDartmouthW 16–⁠027%
Sep 29vsRutgersL 14–⁠3847%
Oct 6atBrownL 12–⁠3130%
Oct 13vsColumbiaW 35–⁠769%
Oct 20vsColgateL 6–⁠1765%
Oct 27atHarvardW 9–⁠745%
Nov 3atPennsylvaniaW 38–⁠1061%
Nov 10vsYaleL 10–⁠3532%
Nov 17vsCornellW 26–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell 26–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠159
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1452 +28 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 73 of 135; offense No. 86, defense No. 54
SRS
−19.1 No. 130 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Matthew F. McGrath and Stephen R. Reynolds

1979 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Brown5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠25–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Harvard3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Pennsylvania0–⁠70–⁠9

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