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2012 Princeton

5–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2012, game by game: lost at Lehigh 14–17; lost vs. Georgetown 20–21; won at Columbia 33–6; won at Lafayette 35–14; won vs. Brown 19–0; won vs. Harvard 39–34; lost at Cornell 35–37; lost vs. Pennsylvania 21–28; won at Yale 29–7; lost vs. Dartmouth 21–35+27−14Lost 14–17 at Lehigh-3LehighLost 20–21 vs. Georgetown-1GeorgetownWon 33–6 at Columbia+27ColumbiaWon 35–14 at Lafayette+21LafayetteWon 19–0 vs. Brown+19BrownWon 39–34 vs. Harvard+5HarvardLost 35–37 at Cornell-2CornellLost 21–28 vs. Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 29–7 at Yale+22YaleLost 21–35 vs. Dartmouth-14Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atLehighL 14–⁠1710%
Sep 21vsGeorgetownL 20–⁠2130%
Sep 29atColumbiaW 33–⁠637%
Oct 6atLafayetteW 35–⁠1426%
Oct 13vsBrownW 19–⁠036%
Oct 20vsHarvardW 39–⁠3426%
Oct 27atCornellL 35–⁠3744%
Nov 3vsPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠2861%
Nov 10atYaleW 29–⁠754%
Nov 17vsDartmouthL 21–⁠3557%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The tied 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠199
Coach
—
Elo
1261 +118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.8 No. 49 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 159
Offensive coordinator
James Perry
Defensive coordinator
Jared Backus
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Kedric Bostic PRO★★★No. 1697

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.804

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 7Mike Catapano DEKansas City Chiefs

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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