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2019 Princeton

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2019, game by game: won vs. Butler 49–7; won at Bucknell 56–23; won vs. Columbia 21–10; won vs. Lafayette 28–3; won at Brown 65–22; won vs. Harvard 30–24; won at Cornell 21–7; lost at Dartmouth 10–27; lost vs. Yale 14–51; won at Pennsylvania 28–7+43−37Won 49–7 vs. Butler+42ButlerWon 56–23 at Bucknell+33BucknellWon 21–10 vs. Columbia+11ColumbiaWon 28–3 vs. Lafayette+25LafayetteWon 65–22 at Brown+43BrownWon 30–24 vs. Harvard+6HarvardWon 21–7 at Cornell+14CornellLost 10–27 at Dartmouth-17DartmouthLost 14–51 vs. Yale-37YaleWon 28–7 at Pennsylvania+21Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsButlerW 49–⁠786%
Sep 28atBucknellW 56–⁠2385%
Oct 5vsColumbiaW 21–⁠1079%
Oct 11vsLafayetteW 28–⁠393%
Oct 19atBrownW 65–⁠2286%
Oct 26vsHarvardW 30–⁠2471%
Nov 1atCornellW 21–⁠781%
Nov 9atDartmouthL 10–⁠2741%
Nov 16vsYaleL 14–⁠5170%
Nov 23atPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠181
Coach
—
Elo
1477 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 24 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Aurich
Defensive coordinator
Steve Verbit
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jojo Hawkins ATH★★★No. 1164
Cole Aubrey WDE★★★No. 1403
Joseph Hutchinson PRO★★★No. 1746
Reece Hite WDE★★★No. 1864
Alex Cherry WR★★★No. 1968

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Receivers32.70.803
Offensive line32.30.788
Defensive line33.00.825
Linebackers12.00.780
Defensive backs12.00.750
Athletes and specialists23.00.826
Whole class142.60.804

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.

2019 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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