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2015 Princeton

5–⁠5 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2015, game by game: won at Lafayette 40–7; won vs. Lehigh 52–26; won vs. Columbia 10–5; won vs. Colgate 44–20; lost at Brown 31–38; lost at Harvard 7–42; won vs. Cornell 47–21; lost at Pennsylvania 23–26; lost vs. Yale 28–35; lost at Dartmouth 10–17+33−35Won 40–7 at Lafayette+33LafayetteWon 52–26 vs. Lehigh+26LehighWon 10–5 vs. Columbia+5ColumbiaWon 44–20 vs. Colgate+24ColgateLost 31–38 at Brown-7BrownLost 7–42 at Harvard-35HarvardWon 47–21 vs. Cornell+26CornellLost 23–26 at Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaLost 28–35 vs. Yale-7YaleLost 10–17 at Dartmouth-7Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atLafayetteW 40–⁠752%
Sep 26vsLehighW 52–⁠2667%
Oct 2vsColumbiaW 10–⁠588%
Oct 10vsColgateW 44–⁠2068%
Oct 17atBrownL 31–⁠3857%
Oct 24atHarvardL 7–⁠4223%
Oct 31vsCornellW 47–⁠2186%
Nov 7atPennsylvaniaL 23–⁠2645%
Nov 14vsYaleL 28–⁠3559%
Nov 21atDartmouthL 10–⁠1720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 17–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
292–⁠237
Coach
—
Elo
1316 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.8 No. 25 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 152
Offensive coordinator
James Perry
Defensive coordinators
Steve Verbit and Jim Salgado
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5 or 4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Jesper Horsted WR★★★No. 2030
Simeon Lane DT★★★No. 2034
Keaton Dunsford PRO★★No. 2282
Alex Parkinson TE★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.790
Receivers22.50.784
Defensive line13.00.801
Whole class42.50.790

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 4Seth Devalve WRCleveland Browns

2015 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Yale3–⁠46–⁠4
Brown3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠9

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