1973 Princeton Tigers football team

1973 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam G. Cronin
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Princeton 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished last in the Ivy League.

In their first year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 233 to 127. William G. Cronin was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's winless (0–7) conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 173 to 76 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 14–39 27,000 [3]
October 6 at Columbia
L 13–14 12,166 [4]
October 13 at Cornell
L 6–37 21,000 [5]
October 20 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 37–21 15,500 [6]
October 27 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 0–24 21,000 [7]
November 3 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 6–7 15,500 [8]
November 10 at Harvard
L 14–19 16,000 [9]
November 17 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 13–30 31,000 [10]
November 24 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 24–42 17,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Columbia's Late Rally Stops Princeton, 14-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1973). "Cornell Downs Princeton 4th Time in Row, 37-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  6. ^ Bruns, John (October 21, 1973). "Princeton Triumphs". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Princeton Wins First by 37-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
  7. ^ Keese, Parton (October 28, 1973). "Penn Drubs Princeton and Leads Ivy League". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  8. ^ "Brown Edges Princeton; Bruins Triumph, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1973. p. S3.
  9. ^ Cady, Steve (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Princeton 19-14 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Princeton 30-13 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Keese, Parton (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Tigers Bow, 42-24". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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