1973 Princeton Tigers football team

1973 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (0–7 Ivy League)
Head coach	Robert Casciola (1st season)
Captain	William G. Cronin
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ←  1972 1974  →

1973 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1973 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished last in the Ivy League.

In their first year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 233 to 127. William G. Cronin was the team captain. ^[1]

Princeton's winless (0–7) conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 173 to 76 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 29	Rutgers *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 14–39	27,000	[3]
October 6	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 13–14	12,166	[4]
October 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–37	21,000	[5]
October 20	Colgate *	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 37–21	15,500	[6]
October 27	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–24	21,000	[7]
November 3	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 6–7	15,500	[8]
November 10	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–19	16,000	[9]
November 17	Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 13–30	31,000	[10]
November 24	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 24–42	17,000	[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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14". The Sunday Record . Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Columbia's Late Rally Stops Princeton, 14-13". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1973). "Cornell Downs Princeton 4th Time in Row, 37-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S10.
6. Bruns, John (October 21, 1973). "Princeton Triumphs". The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Princeton Wins First by 37-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
7. Keese, Parton (October 28, 1973). "Penn Drubs Princeton and Leads Ivy League". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S3.
8. "Brown Edges Princeton; Bruins Triumph, 7-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 4, 1973. p. S3.
9. Cady, Steve (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Princeton 19-14 Loser". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Wallace, William N. (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Princeton 30-13 Loser". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Keese, Parton (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Tigers Bow, 42-24". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.