1957 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1957 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season.
| 1957 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 7–2 (6–1 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John C. Sapoch Jr. |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
In their first year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers won the Ivy League championship, compiling an overall 7–2 record and outscoring opponents 206 to 95. John C. Sapoch Jr. was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 189 to 83.[2]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Rutgers* |
| W 7–0 | 21,150 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at Columbia | W 47–6 | 15,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Penn |
| W 13–9 | 26,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | Colgate* |
| L 10–12 | 25,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | Cornell |
| W 47–14 | 25,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at Brown | W 7–0 | 9,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | at Harvard | W 28–20 | 31,000 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | Yale |
| L 13–20 | 46,000 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | Dartmouth |
| W 34–14 | 46,000 | [11] | ||
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