1931 Princeton Tigers football team

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The 1931 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Albert Wittmer, the Tigers finished with a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 164 to 55.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam H. Yeckley
Quick facts Princeton Tigers football, Conference ...
1931 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainWilliam H. Yeckley
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell â€“ 6–0–3
Colgate â€“ 8–1–0
No. 9 Pittsburgh â€“ 8–1–0
Cornell â€“ 7–1–0
Drexel â€“ 7–1–0
No. 7 Harvard â€“ 7–1–0
Temple â€“ 8–1–1
Columbia â€“ 7–1–1
Massachusetts State â€“ 7–1–1
Syracuse â€“ 7–1–1
Fordham â€“ 6–1–2
No. 8 Yale â€“ 5–1–2
Army â€“ 8–2–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–2–0
Manhattan â€“ 4–2–1
Brown â€“ 7–3–0
Providence â€“ 7–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–3–0
NYU â€“ 6–3–1
Boston College â€“ 6–4–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–4–0
Tufts â€“ 3–2–2
Villanova â€“ 4–3–2
La Salle â€“ 4–4–0
Duquesne â€“ 3–5–3
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–5–1
St. John's â€“ 3–5–1
CCNY â€“ 2–5–1
Boston University â€“ 2–7–0
Penn State â€“ 2–8–0
Princeton â€“ 1–7–0
Vermont â€“ 1–8–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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End William H. Yeckley was elected as the team captain.[2] No Princeton players were selected as first-team honorees on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.

Wittmer resigned as Princeton's head football coach on December 19, 1931. He retained his post the school's head basketball coach.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 AmherstW 27–0[4]
October 10 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–1930,000[5]
October 17at CornellL 0–33> 20,000[6]
October 24 Navy
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–15[7]
October 31 Michigan
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–2114,797[8]
November 7 Lehigh
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–1925,000[9]
November 14 Washington & Lee
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–613,000[10]
November 28at Yale L 14–5138,000[11]
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