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Princeton

FBSI · 1896 Season · Final

Competitive +
Record
10–0–1
0.955 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

1896 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 6RUTGERSUnranked—W 44–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI11–0–1T 0–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI2–5W 16–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Carlisle (CARLISLE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 22–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–2–1W 11–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27VIRGINIAUnranked—W 48–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–4W 39–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3LAWRENCEVILLEUnranked—W 46–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 37–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 12–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI13–1W 24–6

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
0.543
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+38
0+38
  • Yale +13
  • Harvard +7
  • Carlisle +5
  • Cornell +5
  • Army +3
  • Penn State +3
  • Lehigh +2
  • Lafayette 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 #1Better than 100%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.955 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#1W11#1W12#1W13#1W14#1Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+44
0
+16
+16
+11
+48
+39
+46
+37
+12
+18

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

Final Rank by Season
#31891#51892#31893#81894#51895

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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