
Princeton
FCSIvy · Princeton, New York, New Jersey
National titles: 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1885, 1889, 1893, 1896, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1922
637-237-48
All-time
0.691
Win %
15
National titles
5
Conf titles
0
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
0
Weeks at #1
1
Heismans
Greatest games
Princeton's top games of all time by Game Score.
Season by season
Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.
Lower-level seasons: 45 (226-200-2). The record, titles and bowls above count major seasons only.
1954Major5-3-1
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1953Major5-4
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#19
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1952Major8-1
Princeton · Independent
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#19
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#14
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#10
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1951Major9-0
Princeton · Independent
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#6
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#6
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#4
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1950Major9-0
Princeton · Independent
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#6
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#8
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#6
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1949Major6-3
Princeton · Independent
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#18
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#18
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1945Major2-3-2
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1942Major3-5-1
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1940Major5-2-1
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1939Major7-1
Princeton · Independent
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#19
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1938Major3-4-1
Princeton · Independent
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1936Major4-2-2
Princeton · Independent
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1932Major2-2-3
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1930Major1-5-1
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1929Major2-4-1
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1928Major5-1-2
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1926Major5-1-1
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1925Major5-1-1
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1924Major4-2-1
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1923Major3-3-1
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1922Major8-0
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1920Major6-0-1
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1919Major4-2-1
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1914Major5-2-1
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1913Major5-2-1
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1912Major7-1-1
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1911Major8-0-2
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1909Major6-2-1
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1908Major5-2-3
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1906Major9-0-1
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1903Major11-0
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1901Major9-1-1
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1898Major11-0-1
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1896Major10-0-1
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1895Major10-1-1
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1893Major11-0
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1890Major11-1-1
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1889Major10-0
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1886Major7-0-1
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1885Major9-0
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1884Major9-0-1
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1881Major7-0-2
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1880Major4-0-1
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1879Major4-0-1
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1878Major6-0
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1877Major2-0-1
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1873Major1-0
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1872Major1-0
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1870Major1-0
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1869Major1-1
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| Year | Record | Conference | Conf | Conf Champ | AP | Bowl / notes | Natl |
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| 2026In progress | - | Ivy | |||||
| 2025 | 3-7 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 2024 | 3-7 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 2023 | 5-5 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 2022 | 8-2 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 2021 | 9-1 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 2020 | 0-0 | Ivy | |||||
| 2019 | 8-2 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 2018 | 10-0 | Ivy | 7-0 | ★ | |||
| 2017 | 5-5 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 2016 | 8-2 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 2015 | 5-5 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 2014 | 5-5 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 2013 | 8-2 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 2012 | 5-5 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 2011 | 1-9 | Ivy | 1-6 | ||||
| 2010 | 1-9 | Ivy | 0-7 | ||||
| 2009 | 4-6 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 2008 | 4-6 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 2007 | 4-6 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 2006 | 9-1 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 2005 | 7-3 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 2004 | 5-5 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 2003 | 2-8 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 2002 | 6-4 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 2001 | 3-6 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 2000 | 3-7 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1999 | 3-7 | Ivy | 1-6 | ||||
| 1998 | 5-5 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1997 | 5-5 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 1996 | 3-7 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 1995 | 8-1-1 | Ivy | 5-1 | ★ | |||
| 1994 | 7-3 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1993 | 8-2 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1992 | 8-2 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 1991 | 8-2 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1990 | 3-7 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 1989 | 7-2-1 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 1988 | 6-4 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1987 | 6-4 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1986 | 2-8 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 1985 | 5-5 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1984 | 4-5 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1983 | 4-6 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 1982 | 3-7 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1981 | 5-4-1 | Ivy | 5-1-1 | ||||
| 1980 | 6-4 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1979 | 5-4 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1978 | 2-5-2 | Ivy | 1-4-2 | ||||
| 1977 | 3-6 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1976 | 2-7 | Ivy | 2-5 | ||||
| 1975 | 4-5 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1974 | 4-4-1 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1973 | 1-8 | Ivy | 0-7 | ||||
| 1972 | 3-5-1 | Ivy | 2-4-1 | ||||
| 1971 | 4-5 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1970 | 5-4 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1969 | 6-3 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 1968 | 4-5 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1967 | 6-3 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1966 | 7-2 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 1965 | 8-1 | Ivy | 6-1 | ||||
| 1964 | 9-0 | Ivy | 7-0 | ★ | |||
| 1963 | 7-2 | Ivy | 5-2 | ★ | |||
| 1962 | 5-4 | Ivy | 4-3 | ||||
| 1961 | 5-4 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1960 | 7-2 | Ivy | 6-1 | ||||
| 1959 | 4-5 | Ivy | 3-4 | ||||
| 1958 | 6-3 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1957 | 7-2 | Ivy | 6-1 | ★ | |||
| 1956 | 7-2 | Ivy | 5-2 | ||||
| 1955 | 7-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1954 | 5-3-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1953 | 5-4 | Independent | |||||
| 1952 | 8-1 | Independent | #19 | ||||
| 1951 | 9-0 | Independent | #6 | ||||
| 1950 | 9-0 | Independent | #6 | ||||
| 1949 | 6-3 | Independent | #18 | ||||
| 1948 | 4-4 | Independent | |||||
| 1947 | 5-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1946 | 3-5 | Independent | |||||
| 1945 | 2-3-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1943 | 1-6 | Independent | |||||
| 1942 | 3-5-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1941 | 2-6 | Independent | |||||
| 1940 | 5-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1939 | 7-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1938 | 3-4-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1937 | 4-4 | Independent | |||||
| 1936 | 4-2-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1935 | 9-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1934 | 7-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1933 | 9-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1932 | 2-2-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1931 | 1-7 | Independent | |||||
| 1930 | 1-5-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1929 | 2-4-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1928 | 5-1-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1927 | 6-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1926 | 5-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1925 | 5-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1924 | 4-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1923 | 3-3-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1922 | 8-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1921 | 4-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1920 | 6-0-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1919 | 4-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1916 | 6-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1915 | 6-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1914 | 5-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1913 | 5-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1912 | 7-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1911 | 8-0-2 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1910 | 7-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1909 | 6-2-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1908 | 5-2-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1907 | 7-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1906 | 9-0-1 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1905 | 8-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1904 | 8-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1903 | 11-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1902 | 8-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1901 | 9-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1900 | 8-3 | Independent | |||||
| 1899 | 12-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1898 | 11-0-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1897 | 10-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1896 | 10-0-1 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1895 | 10-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1894 | 8-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1893 | 11-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1892 | 13-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1891 | 12-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1890 | 11-1-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1889 | 10-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1888 | 11-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1887 | 7-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1886 | 7-0-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1885 | 9-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1884 | 9-0-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1883 | 7-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1882 | 7-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1881 | 7-0-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1880 | 4-0-1 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1879 | 4-0-1 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1878 | 6-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1877 | 2-0-1 | Independent | |||||
| 1876 | 3-2 | Independent | |||||
| 1875 | 2-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1874 | 2-0 | Independent | |||||
| 1873 | 1-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1872 | 1-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1870 | 1-0 | Independent | National | ||||
| 1869 | 1-1 | Independent | National |
Award winners
69 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.
Stas Maliszewski1965
Consensus All-AmericanG
Frank McPhee1952
Consensus All-AmericanE
Dick Kazmaier1951
Consensus All-AmericanB
Dick Kazmaier1951
Heisman Trophy★HB
Dick Kazmaier1951
Maxwell AwardHB
Charles Caldwell1950
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
John Weller1935
Consensus All-AmericanG
Pepper Constable1935
Heisman FinalistFB
Ed McMillan1925
Consensus All-AmericanC
C. Herbert Treat1922
Consensus All-AmericanT
Stan Keck1921
Consensus All-AmericanG
Donold Lourie1920
Consensus All-AmericanB
| Year | Player | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Stas Maliszewski | Consensus All-American |
| 1952 | Frank McPhee | Consensus All-American |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Consensus All-American |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Heisman Trophy★ |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Maxwell Award |
| 1950 | Charles Caldwell | AFCA Coach of the Year Award |
| 1935 | John Weller | Consensus All-American |
| 1935 | Pepper Constable | Heisman Finalist |
| 1925 | Ed McMillan | Consensus All-American |
| 1922 | C. Herbert Treat | Consensus All-American |
| 1921 | Stan Keck | Consensus All-American |
| 1920 | Donold Lourie | Consensus All-American |
| 1920 | Stan Keck | Consensus All-American |
| 1918 | Frank Murrey | Consensus All-American |
| 1916 | Frank Hogg | Consensus All-American |
| 1914 | Harold Ballin | Consensus All-American |
| 1913 | Harold Ballin | Consensus All-American |
| 1912 | John Logan | Consensus All-American |
| 1911 | Edward Hart | Consensus All-American |
| 1911 | Joseph Duff | Consensus All-American |
| 1911 | Sanford White | Consensus All-American |
| 1910 | Talbot Pendleton | Consensus All-American |
| 1908 | Frederick Tibbott | Consensus All-American |
| 1907 | Edwin Harlan | Consensus All-American |
| 1907 | James McCormick | Consensus All-American |
| 1907 | L. Casper Wister | Consensus All-American |
| 1906 | Edward Dillon | Consensus All-American |
| 1906 | James Cooney | Consensus All-American |
| 1906 | L. Casper Wister | Consensus All-American |
| 1905 | James McCormick | Consensus All-American |
| 1904 | James Cooney | Consensus All-American |
| 1903 | Howard Henry | Consensus All-American |
| 1903 | J. Dana Kafer | Consensus All-American |
| 1903 | John DeWitt | Consensus All-American |
| 1902 | John DeWitt | Consensus All-American |
| 1901 | Ralph Davis | Consensus All-American |
| 1899 | Arthur Hillebrand | Consensus All-American |
| 1899 | Arthur Poe | Consensus All-American |
| 1899 | Howard Reiter | Consensus All-American |
| 1898 | Arthur Hillebrand | Consensus All-American |
| 1898 | Lew Palmer | Consensus All-American |
| 1897 | Addison Kelly | Consensus All-American |
| 1897 | Garrett Cochran | Consensus All-American |
| 1896 | Addison Kelly | Consensus All-American |
| 1896 | John Baird | Consensus All-American |
| 1896 | Robert Gailey | Consensus All-American |
| 1896 | William Church | Consensus All-American |
| 1895 | Dudley Riggs | Consensus All-American |
| 1895 | Langdon Lea | Consensus All-American |
| 1894 | Arthur Wheeler | Consensus All-American |
| 1894 | Langdon Lea | Consensus All-American |
| 1893 | Arthur Wheeler | Consensus All-American |
| 1893 | Franklin Morse | Consensus All-American |
| 1893 | Langdon Lea | Consensus All-American |
| 1893 | Philip King | Consensus All-American |
| 1893 | Thomas Trenchard | Consensus All-American |
| 1892 | Arthur Wheeler | Consensus All-American |
| 1892 | Philip King | Consensus All-American |
| 1891 | Jesse Riggs | Consensus All-American |
| 1891 | Philip King | Consensus All-American |
| 1891 | Sheppard Homans | Consensus All-American |
| 1890 | Jesse Riggs | Consensus All-American |
| 1890 | Ralph Warren | Consensus All-American |
| 1890 | Sheppard Homans | Consensus All-American |
| 1889 | Edgar Allan Poe | Consensus All-American |
| 1889 | Hector Cowan | Consensus All-American |
| 1889 | Knowlton Ames | Consensus All-American |
| 1889 | Roscoe Channing | Consensus All-American |
| 1889 | William George | Consensus All-American |