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1928 Princeton Tigers football
Conference Independent
1928 record 5–1–2
Head coach Bill Roper (15th year)
Captain Charles Howe
Home stadium Palmer Stadium
Seasons
« 1927 1929 »

The 1928 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1928 college football season. The Tigers finished with a 5–1–2 record under 15th-year head coach Bill Roper.[1] Princeton center Charles Howe was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team honoree on the 1928 College Football All-America Team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
Oct 6 VermontW 50–0
Oct 13 Virginia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
T 0–0
Oct 20 Lehigh
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 47–0
Oct 27 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 3–0
Nov 3at Ohio StateT 6–6
Nov 10 Washington & Lee
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 25–12
Nov 17 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 12–2
Nov 24vs. NavyL 0–9

References[]

  1. "1928 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1928-schedule.html. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. Alan J. Gould (1928-12-08). "Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders". The Salt Lake Tribune.
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