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Princeton

IVY · 1981 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
4th
5–1 in IVY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1869–1981
All-Time Record
637–232–48
0.721 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1869, 1870, 1872 +13
#1 Finishes
16
Top 5: 38 · Top 10: 48 · Top 25: 62
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 36 seasons · 35 Top 10 · 15× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Princeton head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY6–4L 13–32
5Week 5 · Sep 29DELAWAREUnranked—L 8–61
6Week 6 · Oct 6Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY3–7W 20–17
7Week 7 · Oct 13Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 21–14
8Week 8 · Oct 20Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 0–34
9Week 9 · Oct 27Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY5–4–1T 17–17
10Week 10 · Nov 3Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 38–30
11Week 11 · Nov 10MAINEUnranked—L 44–55
12Week 12 · Nov 17Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY9–1W 35–31
13Week 13 · Nov 24Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY3–7W 37–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.339
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-11+17
  • Yale +9
  • Brown +3
  • Cornell +3
  • Columbia +1
  • Pennsylvania +1
  • Harvard 0
  • Dartmouth -4
  • Army -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #94Better than 32%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.550 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#94Regular Season Final#94Post-Season W1#94Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#94Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-19
-53
+3
+7
-34
0
+8
-11
+4
+23

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1071976#981977#1081978#561979#591980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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