1947 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1947 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 100.[1]
| 1947 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
Key players on the team included fullback George Franke and halfback George Sella.
Princeton was ranked at No. 49 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]
The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | Brown | W 21–7 | 25,000 | [3] | |||
| October 11 | at Rutgers | L 7–13 | 30,426 | [4] | |||
| October 18 | Colgate |
| W 20–7 | 31,000 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | Cornell |
| L 21–28 | 34,000 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | No. 4 Penn |
| L 7–26 | 49,000 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | at Harvard | W 33–7 | 25,000 | [8] | |||
| November 15 | Yale |
| W 17–0 | 50,000 | [9] | ||
| November 22 | Dartmouth |
| W 14–12 | 26,000 | [10] | ||
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