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Princeton

IVY · 1971 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5
0.444 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 18–33
6Week 6 · Oct 5Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY6–3L 20–22
7Week 7 · Oct 12Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY8–1L 8–19
8Week 8 · Oct 19Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 35–12
9Week 9 · Oct 26Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY2–7W 31–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY0–9W 49–21
11Week 11 · Nov 9Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY5–4W 21–10
12Week 12 · Nov 16Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY4–5L 6–10
13Week 13 · Nov 23Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY8–1L 7–33

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
3.857
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-17+13
  • Colgate +6
  • Harvard +5
  • Pennsylvania +2
  • Brown 0
  • Cornell -1
  • Dartmouth -1
  • Columbia -3
  • Yale -5
  • Rutgers -7

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 #73Better than 47%
Win % Place 80thBetter than 42%

0.444 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#74Regular Season Final#73Post-Season W1#73Post-Season W2#73Post-Season W3#73Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
-2
-11
+23
+31
+28
+11
-4
-26

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

Final Rank by Season
#161966#331967#571968#291969#451970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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