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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1967 Ivy League football standings The 1967 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Princeton fell to a fourth-place tie in 1967.

In their eleventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 233 to 162. Elam M. (Lee) Hitchner III was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 183 to 141.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 22–21 41,000 [3]
October 7 at Columbia W 28–14 16,382 [4]
October 14 at Cornell L 13–47 21,000 [5]
October 21 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–0 22,000 [6]
October 28 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 28–14 22,000 [7]
November 4 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 48–14 10,000 [8]
November 11 at Harvard W 45–6 35,000 [9]
November 18 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 7–29 43,000 [10]
November 25 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 14–17 31,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. 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. 24. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Danzig, Allison (October 1, 1967). "Princeton Halts Rutgers by 22-21". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  4. Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1967). "Tigers, Led by Weber, Top Lions 17th Time in a Row". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  5. Danzig, Allison (October 15, 1967). "Cornell Crushes Princeton, 47-13". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  6. Anderson, Dave (October 22, 1967). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 28-0, as Fumbles Lead to All Tiger Touchdowns". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6.
  7. Adams, Frank S. (October 29, 1967). "Princeton Scores 4 Times, Then Holds Off Penn Rally to Gain 28-14 Victory". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S4.
  8. Adams, Frank S. (November 5, 1967). "Princeton Trounces Brown, 48-14, as Bracken Tallies Three Touchdowns". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S4.
  9. Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1967). "Moore's 5 Touchdowns Help Rout Harvard, 45-6". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 19, 1967). "Elis Win, 29-7, and Clinch First Ivy Title Since 1960". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  11. Litsky, Frank (November 26, 1967). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton, 17-14". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
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