1981 Princeton
5–4–1 (5–1–1 Ivy League), coached by Frank Navarro. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell 37–14Nov 21
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Dartmouth | L 13–32 | 44% |
| Sep 26 | vs Delaware | L 8–61 | 67% |
| Oct 3 | at Brown | W 20–17 | 33% |
| Oct 10 | vs Columbia | W 21–14 | 76% |
| Oct 17 | at Army | L 0–34 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | at Harvard | T 17–17 | 39% |
| Oct 31 | at Pennsylvania | W 38–30 | 60% |
| Nov 7 | vs Maine | L 44–55 | 83% |
| Nov 14 | vs Yale | W 35–31 | 22% |
| Nov 21 | vs Cornell | W 37–14 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cornell 37–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 5–1–1 3rd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 233–305
- Coach
- Frank Navarro
- Elo
- 1415 −60 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.7 No. 99 of 132; offense No. 68, defense No. 115
- SRS
- −19.5 No. 126 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Jonathon D. Helmerich and Lawrence D. Van Pelt
1981 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
 Princeton | 5–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Harvard | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Brown | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.