Princeton TigersHead coach

Richard Colman

77 Overall rating steady

Richard Colman has led Princeton since 1957, going 244-203-5 across 52 seasons with 27 bowl trips.

Record since 1957
244-203-5
Seasons
52
Bowl trips
27

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme5
Defensive scheme20
Game planning13
Situational management8

Leadership & results

Comeback factor10
Underdog edge15
Recent form10
Win rate14

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Richard Colman's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Princeton record by season

Richard Colman Princeton record by season since 1957
SeasonRecordResult
2026 1-1 Partial record
2025 3-7 Partial record
2024 3-7 Partial record
2023 5-5 Partial record
2022 8-2 Partial record
2021 9-1 Partial record
2019 8-2 Partial record
2018 10-0 Partial record
2017 5-5 Partial record
2016 8-2 Partial record
2015 5-5 Partial record
2014 5-5 Partial record
2013 8-2 Partial record
2012 5-5 Partial record
2011 1-9 Partial record
2010 1-9 Partial record
2009 4-6 Partial record
2008 4-6 Partial record
2007 4-6 Partial record
2006 8-1 Partial record
2005 7-3 Partial record
2004 5-5 Partial record
2003 2-8 Partial record
1986 0-1 Partial record
1984 0-1 Partial record
1983 0-1 Partial record
1982 0-1 Partial record
1981 5-4-1 No bowl
1980 6-4 No bowl
1979 5-4 No bowl
1978 2-5-2 No bowl
1977 3-6 No bowl
1976 2-7 No bowl
1975 4-5 No bowl
1974 4-4-1 No bowl
1973 1-8 No bowl
1972 3-5-1 No bowl
1971 4-5 No bowl
1970 5-4 No bowl
1969 6-3 No bowl
1968 4-5 No bowl
1967 6-3 No bowl
1966 7-2 No bowl
1965 8-1 No bowl
1964 9-0 No bowl
1963 7-2 No bowl
1962 5-4 No bowl
1961 5-4 No bowl
1960 7-2 No bowl
1959 4-5 No bowl
1958 6-3 No bowl
1957 7-2 No bowl

Records with Princeton since 1957, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Richard Colman: Princeton head coach profile

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