1976 Princeton Tigers football team

1976 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Robert Casciola (4th season)
Captain	Daniel E. Fournier
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Brown +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

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	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 3–0	14,000	[3]
September 25	Rutgers *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–17	29,500	[4]
October 2	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–13	12,000	[5]
October 9	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 9–3	6,745	[6]
October 16	Colgate *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–17	18,000	[7]
October 23	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 14–20	18,000	[8]
October 30	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 9–10	10,000	[9]
November 6	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 7–39	33,218	[10]
November 13	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–33	14,500	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "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. September 19, 1976. pp. S6, S7.
4. 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.
5. McGowen, Deane (October 3, 1976). "Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. pp. S1.
6. "Princeton Back Stars in 9-3 Win at Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 10, 1976. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bruns, John (October 17, 1976). "Tiger Defense Crumbles". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bruns, John (October 31, 1976). "Penn Nips Tigers in Late Seconds". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. 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.
11. 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.