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Princeton

IVY · 1962 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 in IVY

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

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 15–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY5–4W 33–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY3–6W 21–8
9Week 9 · Oct 23Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1L 15–16
10Week 10 · Oct 30Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY4–5L 34–35
11Week 11 · Nov 6Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY1–6–2W 28–12
12Week 12 · Nov 13Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY6–3L 0–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY2–5–2W 14–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY9–0L 27–38

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
3.230
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-13+16
  • Rutgers +5
  • Columbia +5
  • Pennsylvania +3
  • Yale +2
  • Brown +1
  • Dartmouth 0
  • Harvard -3
  • Colgate -5
  • Cornell -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 #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#57Post-Season W1#57Post-Season W2#57Post-Season W3#56Post-Season W4#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+33
+13
-1
-1
+16
-20
+4
-11

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

Final Rank by Season
#171957#271958#651959#191960#441961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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