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Princeton

FBSI · 1949 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–3
0.667 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 26–14
6Week 6 · Oct 4Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1L 7–28
7Week 7 · Oct 11Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI4–4L 13–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI8–1W 27–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 12–14
10Week 10 · Nov 1Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 34–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 33–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 21–13
13Week 13 · Nov 22Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI6–2W 19–13

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
2.182
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-10+25
  • Brown +8
  • Rutgers +6
  • Dartmouth +6
  • Yale +4
  • Harvard +1
  • Cornell -1
  • Pennsylvania -4
  • Navy -5

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#43W12#33W13#32W14#31Regular Season Final#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-21
-1
+13
-2
+20
+20
+8
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#561943#651945#711946#351947#481948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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