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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1958 Ivy League football standings The 1958 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

In their second year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 217 to 164. Frederick W. Tiley was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 177 to 123.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 0–28 26,000 [3]
October 4 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 43–8 16,500 [4]
October 11 at Penn W 20–14 22,531 [5]
October 18 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 40–13 23,500 [6]
October 25 at Cornell L 8–34 23,000 [7]
November 1 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–18 28,000 [8]
November 8 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 16–14 35,000 [9]
November 15 at Yale W 50–14 47,680 [10]
November 22 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 12–21 44,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 28, 1958). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 28-0; Austin Sets Pace". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1958). "Sachs Sets Tigers' Pace in 43-8 Rout of Columbia". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  5. Effrat, Louis (October 12, 1958). "Princeton Conquers Pennsylvania, 20-14, on 4th-Period Tally". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  6. Effrat, Louis (October 19, 1958). "Princeton Registers Third Victory of Season by Crushing Colgate Eleven". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S4.
  7. Danzig, Allison (October 26, 1958). "Cornell Routs Princeton, 34-8; Skypeck Excels". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 9, 1958). "Tigers Vanquish Harvard in Big 3 Opener, 16 to 14". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 16, 1958). "Princeton Beats Yale, 50-14; Tigers Gain Title". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  11. Danzig, Allison (November 23, 1958). "Dartmouth Beats Princeton, 21-12, for Ivy Title; Crouthamel Hero". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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