1977 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1977 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1977 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1977 record3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bobby L. Isom
  • Lawrence P. Lutz
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Penn 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their fifth and final year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 144 to 137. Bobby L. Isom and Lawrence P. Lutz were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 118 to 103.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Dartmouth
L 11–14 12,200 [3]
September 24 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 6–10 19,500 [4]
October 1 at Brown
L 7–10 8,500 [5]
October 8 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–7 8,483 [6]
October 15 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 13–31 14,940 [7]
October 22 at Harvard
W 20–7 19,000 [8]
October 29 at Penn
L 10-21 14,696 [9]
November 5 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 8-44 23,142 [10]
November 12 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 34-0 8,677 [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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Keese, Parton (September 18, 1977). "Dartmouth Sets Back Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  4. McGowen, Deane (September 25, 1977). "Princeton Bows to Rutgers by 10 to 6; 19,500 See Tigers Drop 12th in Row at Home". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. McGowen, Deane (October 2, 1977). "Brown Tops Princeton; Bruins Prevail, 10-7, on Score in Last Minute". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  6. "Princeton Slams Lid on Columbia, 28-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 1977. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Harvin, Al (October 16, 1977). "Unbeaten Colgate Wins Sixth in Rout of Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1977). "Isom, Tigers Shove Harvard into Ivy Jam, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Harvin, Al (October 30, 1977). "Penn Passes for 0 Yards, Runs by Princeton, 21-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977. p. S8.
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