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2004 Princeton

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2004, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 35–18; won at San Diego 24–17; won vs. Columbia 27–26; lost at Colgate 26–29; won vs. Brown 24–10; lost vs. Harvard 14–39; lost at Cornell 20–21; lost vs. Pennsylvania 15–16; lost at Yale 9–21; won vs. Dartmouth 17–10+17−25Won 35–18 vs. Lafayette+17LafayetteWon 24–17 at San Diego+7San DiegoWon 27–26 vs. Columbia+1ColumbiaLost 26–29 at Colgate-3ColgateWon 24–10 vs. Brown+14BrownLost 14–39 vs. Harvard-25HarvardLost 20–21 at Cornell-1CornellLost 15–16 vs. Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaLost 9–21 at Yale-12YaleWon 17–10 vs. Dartmouth+7Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsLafayetteW 35–⁠1835%
Sep 25atSan DiegoW 24–⁠1750%
Oct 2vsColumbiaW 27–⁠2663%
Oct 9atColgateL 26–⁠2929%
Oct 16vsBrownW 24–⁠1036%
Oct 23vsHarvardL 14–⁠3935%
Oct 30atCornellL 20–⁠2163%
Nov 6vsPennsylvaniaL 15–⁠1627%
Nov 13atYaleL 9–⁠2144%
Nov 20vsDartmouthW 17–⁠1064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 17–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠207
Coach
—
Elo
1301 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.4 No. 27 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Justin Stull and Jon Veach

2004 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard7–⁠010–⁠0
Pennsylvania6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠34–⁠6
Brown3–⁠47–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠5
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9
Dartmouth1–⁠61–⁠9

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