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2021 Princeton

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2021, game by game: won at Lehigh 32–0; won vs. Stetson 63–0; won vs. Columbia 24–7; won at Monmouth 31–28; won at Brown 56–42; won vs. Harvard 18–16; won at Cornell 34–16; lost at Dartmouth 7–31; won vs. Yale 35–20; won at Pennsylvania 34–14+63−24Won 32–0 at Lehigh+32LehighWon 63–0 vs. Stetson+63StetsonWon 24–7 vs. Columbia+17ColumbiaWon 31–28 at Monmouth+3MonmouthWon 56–42 at Brown+14BrownWon 18–16 vs. Harvard+2HarvardWon 34–16 at Cornell+18CornellLost 7–31 at Dartmouth-24DartmouthWon 35–20 vs. Yale+15YaleWon 34–14 at Pennsylvania+20Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atLehighW 32–⁠075%
Sep 25vsStetsonW 63–⁠079%
Oct 2vsColumbiaW 24–⁠778%
Oct 9atMonmouthW 31–⁠2851%
Oct 16atBrownW 56–⁠4279%
Oct 23vsHarvardW 18–⁠1665%
Oct 29atCornellW 34–⁠1679%
Nov 5atDartmouthL 7–⁠3144%
Nov 13vsYaleW 35–⁠2065%
Nov 20atPennsylvaniaW 34–⁠1475%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

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

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
334–⁠174
Coach
—
Elo
1508 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.1 No. 30 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 130
Offensive coordinator
Mike Willis
Defensive coordinator
Steve Verbit
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Will Reed OT★★★No. 635
Nick Patterson TE★★★No. 1606
Brendan Jones DE★★★No. 1855
Avery Shunneson LB★★★No. 2473
Nate Martey DT★★No. 8

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.835
Offensive line13.00.873
Defensive line22.50.811
Linebackers13.00.798
Whole class52.80.826

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.

2021 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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