1973 Princeton Tigers football team

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.

1973 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1973 record1–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam G. Cronin
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1973 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 14–39 16,714 [3]
October 6 at Columbia
L 13–14 12,166 [4]
October 13 at Cornell
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
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. "Rutgers Routs Princeton; Jennings Gets 5 Scores". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1973. p. S1.
  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. "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.
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