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1980 Princeton

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro.

Schedule and results

Princeton in 1980, game by game: lost at Cornell 7–17; lost at Rutgers 13–44; lost vs. Brown 11–28; won at Columbia 31–19; won vs. Colgate 14–10; won vs. Harvard 7–3; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–21; won vs. Maine 24–7; lost at Yale 13–25; won vs. Dartmouth 27–24+17−31Lost 7–17 at Cornell-10CornellLost 13–44 at Rutgers-31RutgersLost 11–28 vs. Brown-17BrownWon 31–19 at Columbia+12ColumbiaWon 14–10 vs. Colgate+4ColgateWon 7–3 vs. Harvard+4HarvardWon 28–21 vs. Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaWon 24–7 vs. Maine+17MaineLost 13–25 at Yale-12YaleWon 27–24 vs. Dartmouth+3Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atCornellL 7–⁠1741%
Sep 27atRutgersL 13–⁠4423%
Oct 4vsBrownL 11–⁠2857%
Oct 11atColumbiaW 31–⁠1956%
Oct 18vsColgateW 14–⁠1052%
Oct 25vsHarvardW 7–⁠353%
Nov 1vsPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠2180%
Nov 8vsMaineW 24–⁠790%
Nov 15atYaleL 13–⁠2531%
Nov 22vsDartmouthW 27–⁠2458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
175–⁠198
Coach
Frank Navarro
Elo
1462 −6 this season
SP+ rating
-9.4 No. 106 of 133; offense No. 105, defense No. 80
SRS
−18.7 No. 130 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mark W. Bailey and Paul R. Van Pelt

1980 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠25–⁠5
Harvard4–⁠37–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠36–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠9

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