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2017 Princeton

5–⁠5 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2017, game by game: won vs. San Diego 27–17; won at Lafayette 38–17; lost vs. Columbia 24–28; won vs. Georgetown 50–30; won at Brown 53–0; won at Harvard 52–17; lost vs. Cornell 28–29; lost at Pennsylvania 35–38; lost vs. Yale 31–35; lost at Dartmouth 44–54+53−10Won 27–17 vs. San Diego+10San DiegoWon 38–17 at Lafayette+21LafayetteLost 24–28 vs. Columbia-4ColumbiaWon 50–30 vs. Georgetown+20GeorgetownWon 53–0 at Brown+53BrownWon 52–17 at Harvard+35HarvardLost 28–29 vs. Cornell-1CornellLost 35–38 at Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaLost 31–35 vs. Yale-4YaleLost 44–54 at Dartmouth-10Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsSan DiegoW 27–⁠1760%
Sep 23atLafayetteW 38–⁠1779%
Sep 30vsColumbiaL 24–⁠2880%
Oct 7vsGeorgetownW 50–⁠3084%
Oct 14atBrownW 53–⁠068%
Oct 20atHarvardW 52–⁠1752%
Oct 28vsCornellL 28–⁠2988%
Nov 4atPennsylvaniaL 35–⁠3859%
Nov 11vsYaleL 31–⁠3559%
Nov 18atDartmouthL 44–⁠5448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 54–⁠44; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠5 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
382–⁠265
Coach
—
Elo
1393 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.7 No. 43 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 155
Offensive coordinator
Sean Gleeson
Defensive coordinator
Steve Verbit
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Collin Eaddy RB★★★No. 1304
Carter Dunaway TE★★★No. 1396
Connor Mills OG★★★No. 2143
Cole Smith PRO★★No. 2375
Tyler McDonald OLB★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.790
Running backs13.00.833
Receivers13.00.832
Offensive line22.50.783
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class62.50.798

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.

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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