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2005 Princeton

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2005, game by game: won at Lafayette 23–21; won vs. San Diego 20–17; won vs. Columbia 43–3; lost vs. Colgate 10–16; lost at Brown 28–31; won at Harvard 27–24; won vs. Cornell 20–17; won at Pennsylvania 30–13; lost vs. Yale 14–21; won at Dartmouth 30–0+40−7Won 23–21 at Lafayette+2LafayetteWon 20–17 vs. San Diego+3San DiegoWon 43–3 vs. Columbia+40ColumbiaLost 10–16 vs. Colgate-6ColgateLost 28–31 at Brown-3BrownWon 27–24 at Harvard+3HarvardWon 20–17 vs. Cornell+3CornellWon 30–13 at Pennsylvania+17PennsylvaniaLost 14–21 vs. Yale-7YaleWon 30–0 at Dartmouth+30Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atLafayetteW 23–⁠2131%
Sep 24vsSan DiegoW 20–⁠1758%
Oct 1vsColumbiaW 43–⁠368%
Oct 8vsColgateL 10–⁠1656%
Oct 15atBrownL 28–⁠3134%
Oct 22atHarvardW 27–⁠2429%
Oct 29vsCornellW 20–⁠1766%
Nov 5atPennsylvaniaW 30–⁠1329%
Nov 12vsYaleL 14–⁠2171%
Nov 19atDartmouthW 30–⁠069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 30–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠163
Coach
—
Elo
1382 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.0 No. 33 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ben Brielmaier and Justin Stull

2005 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠27–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠4
Yale4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Dartmouth1–⁠62–⁠8
Columbia0–⁠72–⁠8

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