Reign #101 of 335 · Princeton’s 9th reign
Princeton, 1951–1952
371Days held
9Defenses
#35Longest of 335
#45Most defended of 335
How it started
October 6, 1951
Took the belt from Navy 24–20 on the road on October 6, 1951.
Princeton was No. 9 in the AP poll going into that game, Navy was unranked. While holding the belt: ranked in 9 of 11 poll weeks, best No. 4. The belt vs. the polls →
Head coach: Charles Caldwell · 1 reign started, 371 days with the belt.
Defenses
The belt on the line, 9 times
October 13, 1951 · at Pennsylvania 13–7DefendedOctober 20, 1951 · vs. Lafayette 60–7DefendedOctober 27, 1951 · vs. Cornell 53–15DefendedNovember 3, 1951 · vs. Brown 12–0DefendedNovember 10, 1951 · at Harvard 54–13DefendedNovember 17, 1951 · vs. Yale 27–0DefendedNovember 24, 1951 · vs. Dartmouth 13–0DefendedSeptember 27, 1952 · at Columbia 14–0DefendedOctober 4, 1952 · vs. Rutgers 61–19Defended
How it ended
October 11, 1952
Lost the belt to Pennsylvania 7–13 at home on October 11, 1952, after 371 days.