1963 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1963 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton was co-champion of the Ivy League.
| 1963 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
Ivy League co-champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 7–2 (5–2 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William E. Guedel |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
In their seventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 247 to 83. William E. Guedel was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings and earned a share of the league championship, even though Princeton had lost to the other co-champion, Dartmouth. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 181 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 24–0 | 40,000 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at Columbia | W 7–6 | 29,048 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Penn |
| W 34–0 | 28,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | Colgate* |
| W 42–0 | 22,500 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | Cornell |
| W 51–14 | 28,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | Brown |
| W 34–13 | 15,000 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | at Harvard | L 7–21 | 25,000 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | Yale |
| W 27–7 | 42,000 | [10] | ||
| November 30^ | Dartmouth |
| L 21–22 | 35,000 | [11] | ||
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