The 1947 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 100.[1] The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Key players on the team included fullback George Franke and halfback George Sella.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Brown | | W 21–7 | 25,000 | [2]
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| October 11 | at Rutgers | | L 7–13 | 30,426 | [3]
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| October 18 | Colgate | - Palmer Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| W 20–7 | 31,000 | [4]
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| October 25 | Cornell | - Palmer Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| L 21–28 | 34,000 | [5]
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| November 1 | No. 4 Penn | - Palmer Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| L 7–26 | 49,000 | [6]
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| November 8 | at Harvard | | W 33–7 | 25,000 | [7]
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| November 15 | Yale | - Palmer Stadium
- Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
| W 17–0 | 50,000 | [8]
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| November 22 | Dartmouth | - Palmer Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| W 14–12 | 26,000 | [9]
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- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[]
- ↑ "1947 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1947-schedule.html. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Princeton Beats Brown, 21-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. 33. October 5, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28212404/princeton_beats_brown_217/.
- ↑ "Rutgers Tames Princeton, 13-7, Before Record Stadium Crowd". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ): pp. 1, 22. October 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28212253/rutgers_tames_princeton_137_before/.
- ↑ Whitney Martin (October 19, 1947). "Princeton Beats Colgate, 20-7; Sella Runs 64 Yards". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ): p. 22. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28211827/princeton_beats_colgate_207_sella/.
- ↑ "Cornell Beats Princeton on Late Passes, 28-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer: pp. 1S, 2S. October 26, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28211691/cornell_beats_princeton_on_late_passes/.
- ↑ Art Morrow (November 2, 1947). "Penn Beats Princeton for 5th Straight, 26-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. 33. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28211551/penn_beats_princeton_for_5th_straight/.
- ↑ Melville Webb (November 9, 1947). "Princeton Claws Harvard, 33-7; Line Rips Crimson Wide Open". The Boston Globe: pp. 29-30. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28207074/princeton_claws_harvard_337_line/.
- ↑ Mort Berry (November 16, 1947). "Yale Beaten By Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. 33. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28210608/yale_beaten_by_princeton/.
- ↑ Jack Woliston (November 23, 1947). "Princeton Edges Dartmouth, 14-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. 33. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28210799/princeton_edges_dartmouth_1412/.
