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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1975 Ivy League football standings The 1975 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their third year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 163 to 157. Edward E. Sheridan was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 128.[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)
W 10–7 30,000 [3]
October 4 at Columbia W 27–7 6,215 [4]
October 11 at Cornell W 16–8 15,000 [5]
October 18 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 21–22 12,500 [6]
October 25 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 20–24 12,500 [7]
November 1 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16–24 17,500 [8]
November 8 at Harvard W 24–20 23,000 [9]
November 15 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 13–24 25,000 [10]
November 22 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16–21 15,000 [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. 27. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. White, Gordon S., Jr. (September 28, 1975). "Princeton Tops Rutgers; Tigers, Underdogs, Rally in 3d Period". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  4. Rogers, Thomas (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Columbia Set Back by Tigers, 27-7". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  5. "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. United Press International (Binghamton, N.Y.): p. 3B. October 12, 1975. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56208362/1975-cornell-princeton.
  6. McGowen, Deane (October 19, 1975). "Colgate Tops Princeton, 22-21; Raiders Go for 2 and Gain Upset". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6.
  7. Wallace, William N. (October 26, 1975). "Penn Upsets Tigers; Quakers Win in 2d Half, 24-20". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8.
  8. "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Princeton Beaten by Bruins, 24-16". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1. November 2, 1975.
  9. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 9, 1975). "Harvard Is Toppled by Princeton, 24-20; Crimson Halted for 3 Quarters, Rally Fails". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  10. Wallace, William N. (November 16, 1975). "Elis Post 24-13 Victory over Princeton". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 23, 1975). "Dartmouth and Penn Also Win; Tigers Beaten by Dartmouth". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6.
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