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2018 Princeton

10–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2018, game by game: won at Butler 50–7; won vs. Monmouth 51–9; won at Columbia 45–10; won vs. Lehigh 66–7; won vs. Brown 48–10; won at Harvard 29–21; won vs. Cornell 66–0; won vs. Dartmouth 14–9; won at Yale 59–43; won vs. Pennsylvania 42–14+66Won 50–7 at Butler+43ButlerWon 51–9 vs. Monmouth+42MonmouthWon 45–10 at Columbia+35ColumbiaWon 66–7 vs. Lehigh+59LehighWon 48–10 vs. Brown+38BrownWon 29–21 at Harvard+8HarvardWon 66–0 vs. Cornell+66CornellWon 14–9 vs. Dartmouth+5DartmouthWon 59–43 at Yale+16YaleWon 42–14 vs. Pennsylvania+28Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atButlerW 50–⁠748%
Sep 22vsMonmouthW 51–⁠963%
Sep 28atColumbiaW 45–⁠1050%
Oct 6vsLehighW 66–⁠782%
Oct 13vsBrownW 48–⁠1090%
Oct 20atHarvardW 29–⁠2165%
Oct 27vsCornellW 66–⁠085%
Nov 3vsDartmouthW 14–⁠958%
Nov 10atYaleW 59–⁠4358%
Nov 17vsPennsylvaniaW 42–⁠1481%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Ivy League champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
470–⁠130
Coach
—
Elo
1558 +195 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.3 No. 4 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 116
Offensive coordinator
Sean Gleeson
Defensive coordinator
Steve Verbit
Captains
Mark Fossati, Kurt Holuba, Tom Johnson and John “Fish” Lovett
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Brevin White PRO★★★★No. 340
Isaac Hall OLB★★★No. 1350
Tola Banjoko DT★★★No. 1533
Zack Zambrano OC★★★No. 1578
Michael Azevedo SDE★★★No. 1794

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.895
Receivers32.00.770
Offensive line52.60.797
Defensive line32.70.784
Linebackers13.00.840
Defensive backs12.00.795
Athletes and specialists13.00.806
Whole class152.60.799

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.

2018 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠010–⁠0
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠46–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠9

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