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Princeton

FBSI · 1886 Season · Final

Paramount
Record
7–0–1
0.938 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

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

1886 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 12Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI0–7–1W 58–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI0–7–1W 61–6
8Week 8 · Oct 19Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI9–7–1W 30–0
9Week 9 · Oct 26Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI9–7–1W 55–9
11Week 11 · Nov 9Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI9–7–1W 28–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI12–2W 12–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI2–6W 76–6
9Final · Nov 30Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0–1T 0–0

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
-1.812
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+41
0+41
  • Harvard +12
  • Pennsylvania +9
  • Pennsylvania +9
  • Pennsylvania +9
  • Wesleyan +2
  • Stevens 0
  • Stevens 0
  • Yale 0

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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.938 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3W10#3W11#3W12#3W13#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+58
+55
+30
+46
+22
+12
+70
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#11881#21882#21883#21884#11885

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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