1970 Princeton Tigers football team

1970 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1970 record	5–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake McCandless (2nd season)
Captain	Dennis J. Burns
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their second year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 196 to 180. Dennis J. Burns was the team captain. ^[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 175 to 130 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 26	Rutgers *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 41–14	32,000	[3]
October 3	Columbia	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 24–22	12,000	[4]
October 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–38	20,306	[5]
October 17	Colgate *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 34–14	19,000	[6]
October 24	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 22–16	36,478	[7]
October 31	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 45–14	8,700	[8]
November 7	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–29	32,000	[9]
November 14	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 22–27	37,580	[10]
November 21	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 3–6	19,000	[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. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. McGowen, Deane (September 27, 1970). "Tigers Trounce Rutgers as Plummer Stars, 41-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1970). "Princeton Tops Columbia, 24-22". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Keese, Parton (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Princeton Routed, 38-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Harvin, Al (October 18, 1970). "Princeton Beats Colgate by 34-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
7. Chass, Murray (October 25, 1970). "Tigers Turn Back Penn Team, 22-16". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Hauck Scores 3 TDs as Princeton Stomps Brown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 1, 1970. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chass, Murray (November 8, 1970). "Harvard Halts Princeton; Crimson Triumphs, 29-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 15, 1970). "Yale Downs Princeton, 27-22; Tiger Rally Falls Short". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Chass, Murray (November 22, 1970). "Cornell Wins, 6-3, from Princeton". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.