1968 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1968 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished fourth in the Ivy League.
| 1968 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–5 (4–3 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Richard R. Bracken |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
In their 12th and final year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents 228 to 149. Richard R. Bracken was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 207 to 115.[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* |
| L 14–20 | 39,000 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | Columbia |
| W 44–16 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | at Dartmouth | W 34–7 | 19,635 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | Colgate* |
| L 7–14 | 10,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at Penn | L 14–19 | 30,886 | [7] | |||
| November 2 | at Brown | W 50–7 | 15,600 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Harvard |
| L 7–9 | 36,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at Yale | L 17–42 | 52,510 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Cornell |
| W 41–13 | 20,000 | [11] | ||
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