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Princeton

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
4–4
0.500 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

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 20–23
7Week 7 · Oct 12Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 7–29
8Week 8 · Oct 19Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 6–22
9Week 9 · Oct 26Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 16–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 55–14
11Week 11 · Nov 9Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 47–7
12Week 12 · Nov 16Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 20–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 13–33

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
2.819
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-9+17
  • Virginia +5
  • Columbia +4
  • Harvard +4
  • Yale +4
  • Brown -2
  • Rutgers -2
  • Dartmouth -2
  • Pennsylvania -3

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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47W14#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-22
-16
+2
+41
+40
+6
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#931942#561943#651945#711946#351947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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