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2016 Princeton

8–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2016, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 35–31; lost at Lehigh 28–42; won at Columbia 48–13; won at Georgetown 31–17; won vs. Brown 31–7; lost vs. Harvard 20–23; won at Cornell 56–7; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–0; won at Yale 31–3; won vs. Dartmouth 38–21+49−14Won 35–31 vs. Lafayette+4LafayetteLost 28–42 at Lehigh-14LehighWon 48–13 at Columbia+35ColumbiaWon 31–17 at Georgetown+14GeorgetownWon 31–7 vs. Brown+24BrownLost 20–23 vs. Harvard-3HarvardWon 56–7 at Cornell+49CornellWon 28–0 vs. Pennsylvania+28PennsylvaniaWon 31–3 at Yale+28YaleWon 38–21 vs. Dartmouth+17Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsLafayetteW 35–⁠3174%
Sep 24atLehighL 28–⁠4242%
Oct 1atColumbiaW 48–⁠1363%
Oct 8atGeorgetownW 31–⁠1750%
Oct 15vsBrownW 31–⁠775%
Oct 22vsHarvardL 20–⁠2345%
Oct 29atCornellW 56–⁠765%
Nov 5vsPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠054%
Nov 12atYaleW 31–⁠368%
Nov 19vsDartmouthW 38–⁠2168%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Pennsylvania

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
346–⁠164
Coach
—
Elo
1447 +137 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.3 No. 28 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 173
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 2016 class

Jeremiah Tyler WDE★★★No. 1274
Kevin Davidson PRO★★★No. 1682
Anthony Trinh SDE★★No. 2381
David Garfunkel OT★★No. 2381
Matt Hampson SDE

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.819
Offensive line12.00.789
Defensive line22.50.811
Whole class42.50.808

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.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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