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2009 Princeton

4–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2009, game by game: lost vs. The Citadel 7–38; won at Lehigh 17–14; lost vs. Columbia 0–38; lost vs. Colgate 14–21; lost at Brown 17–34; lost at Harvard 3–37; won vs. Cornell 17–13; lost at Pennsylvania 7–42; won vs. Yale 24–17; won at Dartmouth 23–11+12−38Lost 7–38 vs. The Citadel-31The CitadelWon 17–14 at Lehigh+3LehighLost 0–38 vs. Columbia-38ColumbiaLost 14–21 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 17–34 at Brown-17BrownLost 3–37 at Harvard-34HarvardWon 17–13 vs. Cornell+4CornellLost 7–42 at Pennsylvania-35PennsylvaniaWon 24–17 vs. Yale+7YaleWon 23–11 at Dartmouth+12Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsThe CitadelL 7–⁠3857%
Sep 26atLehighW 17–⁠1432%
Oct 3vsColumbiaL 0–⁠3863%
Oct 8vsColgateL 14–⁠2126%
Oct 17atBrownL 17–⁠3422%
Oct 24atHarvardL 3–⁠3715%
Oct 31vsCornellW 17–⁠1354%
Nov 7atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠4217%
Nov 14vsYaleW 24–⁠1736%
Nov 21atDartmouthW 23–⁠1150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 23–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 133rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠265
Coach
—
Elo
1227 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.7 No. 87 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jared Backus
Captains
Scott Britton, Wilson Cates, Jordan Culbreath and Mark Paski

2009 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania7–⁠08–⁠2
Harvard6–⁠17–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Columbia3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale2–⁠54–⁠6
Dartmouth2–⁠52–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8

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