Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1976 Ivy League football standings The 1976 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for last place in the Ivy League.
In their fourth year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 152 to 63. Daniel E. Fournier was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 118 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | at Cornell | W 3–0 | 14,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | Rutgers* |
| L 0–17 | 29,500 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Brown |
| L 7–13 | 12,000 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Columbia | W 9–6 | 6,745 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | Colgate* |
| L 7–17 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Harvard |
| L 14–20 | 18,000 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | Penn |
| L 9–10 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Yale | L 7–39 | 33,218 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | Dartmouth |
| L 7–33 | 14,500 | [11] | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 27-28. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Princeton Beats Cornell on Howe's Kick, 3-0; Recovery of Fumbled Punt Sets Up Tiger 23-Yarder". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): pp. S6, S7. September 19, 1976.
- ↑ White, Gordon S., Jr. (September 26, 1976). "Rutgers Tops Princeton; Knights Triumph by 17-0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): pp. S1, S7.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (October 3, 1976). "Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): pp. S1.
- ↑ "Princeton Back Stars in 9-3 Win at Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press (Boston, Mass.): p. 68. October 10, 1976. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56223391/1976-columbia-princeton.
- ↑ Bruns, John (October 17, 1976). "Tiger Defense Crumbles". The Sunday Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. B2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56224103/1976-colgate-princeton.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 90. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56224893/1976-harvard-princeton.
- ↑ Bruns, John (October 31, 1976). "Penn Nips Tigers in Late Seconds". The Sunday Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. B2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56225391/1976-penn-princeton.
- ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1976). "Brown and Yale Post Victories, Stay Deadlocked for Ivy Lead; Elis Rout Princeton". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (November 14, 1976). "Dartmouth Routs Princeton; Tigers Suffer Their 11th Straight Loss at Home, 33 to 7". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8.
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