1963 Princeton Tigers football team

1963 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
1963 record	7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Dick Colman (7th season)
Captain	William E. Guedel
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1963 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton was co-champion of the Ivy League.

In their seventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 247 to 83. William E. Guedel was the team captain. ^[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings and earned a share of the league championship, even though Princeton had lost to the other co-champion, Dartmouth. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 181 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 24–0	40,000	[3]
October 5	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 7–6	29,048	[4]
October 12	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 34–0	28,000	[5]
October 19	Colgate *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 42–0	22,500	[6]
October 26	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 51–14	28,000	[7]
November 2	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 34–13	15,000	[8]
November 9	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–21	25,000	[9]
November 16	Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 27–7	42,000	[10]
November 30 ^	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 21–22	35,000	[11]
*Non-conference game ^ Postponed from November 23 after the assassination of John F. Kennedy

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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Adams, Frank S. (September 29, 1963). "Tigers Trounce Rutgers by 24-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1963). "Princeton Downs Columbia, 7-6; Roberts Is Heroic". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Cady, Steve (October 13, 1963). "Princeton Crushes Penn; Tigers on Top, 34-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Adams, Frank S. (October 20, 1963). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 42 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Adams, Frank S. (October 27, 1963). "Princeton Whips Cornell, 51 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Adams, Frank S. (November 3, 1963). "Undefeated Princeton Eleven Subdues Brown, 34-13, for Its Sixth Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 10, 1963). "Harvard Topples Princeton to First Defeat, 21-7; 2 Drives Succeed". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 17, 1963). "Princeton Routs Yale, 27-7; MacMillan and Iacavazzi Are Tiger Rushing Stars". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Koppett, Leonard (December 1, 1963). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton and Shares Ivy Title; Tigers Bow, 22-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.