1974 Princeton Tigers football team

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1974 Princeton Tigers football
Conference Ivy League
Record4–4–1 (3–4 Ivy League)
Head coach
CaptainThomas H. Schalch
Home stadium Palmer Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard +6–1–07–2–0
Yale +6–1–08–1–0
Penn 4–2–16–2–1
Brown 4–3–05–4–0
Dartmouth 3–4–03–6–0
Princeton 3–4–04–4–1
Cornell 1–5–13–5–1
Columbia 0–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

In their second year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 160. Thomas H. Schalch was the team captain. [1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 149 to 130. [2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Rutgers *
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
T 6–6 26,000 [3]
October 5 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 40–13 13,000 [4]
October 12 at Dartmouth
W 14–7 18,000 [5]
October 19 Colgate *
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 33–24 20,000 [6]
October 26 at Penn
L 18–20 23,317 [7]
November 2 at Brown
L 13–17 10,000 [8]
November 9 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 17–34 30,000 [9]
November 16 at Yale
L 6–19 29,548 [10]
November 23 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 41–20 12,500 [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. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Cady, Steve (September 29, 1974). "Princeton's Rally Ties Rutgers, 6-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. ↑ Cady, Steve (October 6, 1974). "Princeton Trounces Columbia". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Dartmouth Bows to Ivy Rival, 14-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ Harvin, Al (October 20, 1974). "Unbeaten Princeton Wins, 33-24". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  7. ↑ "Penn, Harvard Win; Princeton Defeated by Quakers, 20-18". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 27, 1974. p. S1.
  8. ↑ Cady, Steve (November 3, 1974). "Brown Rally Edges Princeton, 17-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 10, 1974). "Yale and Harvard Triumph; Crimson Subdues Princeton, 34-17". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1974). "Yale Leads Ivy League; Unbeaten Elis Top Princeton, 19 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ↑ Herman, Robin (November 17, 1974). "Princeton Triumphs; 'Snick' Stands Out in Rout of Cornell". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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