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The 1940 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1940 college football season . In its third season under head coach Tad Wieman , the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 112.[1] [2] Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey .
Howie Stanley was Princeton's team captain.[3] [4] Dave Allerdice was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1940 All-Eastern college football team,[5] Central Press Association as a third-team player on the All-America team .[6]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 5 Vanderbilt W 7–616,000 [7] October 12 Navy Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 6–1240,000 [8] October 19 at No. 9 Penn L 28–4655,000 [9] October 26 Rutgers Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 28–1340,000 [10] November 2 at Harvard T 0–015,000 [11] November 9 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 14–930,000 [12] November 16 Yale Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 10–745,000 [13] November 23 Army Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26–1926,000 [14] Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ] Donald B. Allen, Class of 1943
David W. Allerdice, Class of 1941
Baker A. Bradenbaugh, Class of 1941
Paul Busse, Class of 1942
Howard M. Clark, Class of 1942
Dave K. Headley, Class of 1943
James J. Howley, Class of 1942
Thomas B. Irwin, Class of 1942
Robert K. Jackson, Class of 1941
Gregory T. Kinniry, Class of 1944
James R. MacColl III, Class of 1941
Charles R. McAllister, Class of 1942
William L. Morris Jr., Class of 1943
Lawrence P. Naylor III, Class of 1941
Robert I. Perina, Class of 1943
Robert L. Peters Jr., Class of 1942
William D. Pettit, Class of 1941
C. Leslie Rice Jr., Class of 1941
Charles L. Ransom, Class of 1942
Charles H. Robinson, Class of 1941
Edward C. Rose Jr., Class of 1942
Robert P. Sandbach, Class of 1943
Richard R. Schmon, Class of 1943
William S. Shee, Class of 1941
Howard J. Stanley, Class of 1941
William F. Stebbins, Class of 1941
H. James Stokes Jr., Class of 1941
Robert M. Thomas, Class of 1942
Bruce P. Wilson, Class of 1942
S.A. Young Jr., Class of 1941 [15]
References [ ]
↑ "1940 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1940-schedule.html . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .↑ "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" . Princeton University. p. 127. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/princeton.sidearmsports.com/documents/2008/8/7/135152.pdf . Retrieved April 9, 2020 .↑ "Princeton Lettermen Name Tackle Tierney '39 Captain" . Chicago Tribune : p. 20. November 23, 1938. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48344157/princeton-lettermen-name-tackle-tierney/ .↑ "Princeton's Poe Cup Awarded To Worth" . The Paterson Morning Call : p. 19. December 6, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48343781/princetons-poe-cup-awarded-to-worth/ .↑ "Bucknell, Nittany Stars All-Eastern Runners Up" . Sunbury Daily Item : p. 20. December 5, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48354851/bucknell-nittany-stars-all-eastern/ .↑ "Central Press All-American Team, 1940" . Sunbury Daily Item : p. 20. December 5, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48355020/central-press-all-american-team-1940/ .↑ "Tigers Win, 7 to 6, As Vandy Kick Fails" . New York Daily News : p. 89. October 6, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48362896/tigers-win-7-to-6-as-vandy-kick-fails/ .↑ "Navy Upsets Tiger, 12-6" . New York Daily News : p. 91. October 13, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48362419/navy-upsets-tiger-12-6/ .↑ Cy Peterman (October 20, 1940). "Penn's Reagan Defeats Princeton, 46 to 28: Scores Five Touchdowns, Passes for Sixth As 55,000 Witness Rout at Franklin Field" . The Philadelphia Inquirer : pp. 1S, 3S. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48361996/penns-reagan-defeats-princeton-46-to/ . ↑ "Princeton Hands Scarlet First Setback: Utz, Hasbrouck Score in 28-13 Win for Tigers" . The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. : p. 1. October 27, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48361363/princeton-hands-scarlet-first-setback/ .↑ "Underdog Harvard Eleven, Aided By Rain, Holds Princeton To Scoreless Deadlock: Tigers Fail To Score On Game's Only Chance" . The Hartford Courant : p. IV-1. November 3, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48360892/underdog-harvard-eleven-aided-by-rain/ .↑ "Tiger Rally Defeats Dartmouth, 14-9" . New York Daily News : p. 98. November 10, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48355938/tiger-rally-defeats-dartmouth-14-9/ .↑ "Princeton Boots Yale, 10-7" . New York Daily News : p. 37C. November 17, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48355739/princeton-boots-yale-10-7/ .↑ Jack Smith (November 24, 1940). "Tiger Trips Army, 26-19" . New York Daily News : p. 91. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48355601/tiger-trips-army-26-19/ . ↑ Media Guide, p. 132.
