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Princeton

FBSI · 1940 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–2–1
0.688 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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–6–1W 7–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1L 6–12
9Week 9 · Oct 22Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–1–1L 28–46
10Week 10 · Oct 29RUTGERSUnranked—W 28–13
11Week 11 · Nov 5Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI3–2–3T 0–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 14–9
13Week 13 · Nov 19Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 10–7
14Week 14 · Nov 26Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI1–7–1W 26–19

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
2.747
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-3+10
  • Dartmouth +5
  • Vanderbilt +3
  • Yale +1
  • Army +1
  • Harvard 0
  • Pennsylvania -1
  • Navy -2

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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.688 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#43W15#41Regular Season Final#45Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-6
-18
+15
0
+5
+3
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#61935#381936#681937#911938#141939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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