1957 Princeton Tigers football team

1957 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
1957 record	7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Dick Colman (1st season)
Captain	John C. Sapoch Jr.
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Yale	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

In their first year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers won the Ivy League championship, compiling an overall 7–2 record and outscoring opponents 206 to 95. John C. Sapoch Jr. was the team captain. ^[1]

Princeton's 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 189 to 83. ^[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 28	Rutgers *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 7–0	21,150	[3]
October 5	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 47–6	15,000	[4]
October 12	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 13–9	26,000	[5]
October 19	Colgate *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–12	25,000	[6]
October 26	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 47–14	25,000	[7]
November 2	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 7–0	9,000	[8]
November 9	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 28–20	31,000	[9]
November 16	Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 13–20	46,000	[10]
November 23	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 34–14	46,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Werden, Lincoln A. (September 29, 1957). "Princeton Sinks Rutgers on Late Touchdown, 7-01". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1957). "Princeton Trips Columbia; Tigers Win, 47 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 13, 1957). "Tigers' 4th-Quarter Tally Overcomes Penn, 13 to 9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 20, 1957). "Red Raiders Halt Princeton, 12-10". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 27, 1957). "Princeton Routs Cornell, 47 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Briordy, William J. (November 3, 1957). "Tigers Shut Out Brown in Mud, 7-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 10, 1957). "Princeton Downs Harvard, 28 to 20". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 17, 1957). "Yale Beats Princeton, 20-13; Eli Passes Click". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 24, 1957). "Princeton Tops Dartmouth, 34-14; Tigers Take Title". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.