Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1977 Ivy League football standings The 1977 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League.
In their fifth and final year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 144 to 137. Bobby L. Isom and Lawrence P. Lutz were the team captains.[1]
Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 118 to 103.[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 17 | at Dartmouth | L 11–14 | 12,200 | [3] | |||
| September 24 | Rutgers* |
| L 6–10 | 19,500 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | at Brown | L 7–10 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
| October 8 | Columbia |
| W 28–7 | 8,483 | [6] | ||
| October 15 | Colgate* |
| L 13–31 | 14,940 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | at Harvard | W 20–7 | 19,000 | [8] | |||
| October 29 | at Penn | L 10-21 | 14,696 | [9] | |||
| November 5 | Yale |
| L 8-44 | 23,142 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | Cornell |
| W 34-0 | 8,677 | [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. p. 28. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Keese, Parton (September 18, 1977). "Dartmouth Sets Back Princeton". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (September 25, 1977). "Princeton Bows to Rutgers by 10 to 6; 19,500 See Tigers Drop 12th in Row at Home". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8.
- ↑ McGowen, Deane (October 2, 1977). "Brown Tops Princeton; Bruins Prevail, 10-7, on Score in Last Minute". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8.
- ↑ "Princeton Slams Lid on Columbia, 28-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press (Boston, Mass.): p. 78. October 9, 1977. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56253707/1977-columbia-princeton.
- ↑ Harvin, Al (October 16, 1977). "Unbeaten Colgate Wins Sixth in Rout of Princeton". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S10.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1977). "Isom, Tigers Shove Harvard into Ivy Jam, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 72. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56256421/1977-harvard-princeton.
- ↑ Harvin, Al (October 30, 1977). "Penn Passes for 0 Yards, Runs by Princeton, 21-10". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S6.
- ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S1.
- ↑ "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): p. S8. November 13, 1977.
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