1973 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished last in the Ivy League.
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (0–7 Ivy League)
Headcoach
- Robert Casciola (1st season)
CaptainWilliam G. Cronin
| 1973 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (0–7 Ivy League) |
| Head coach |
|
| Captain | William G. Cronin |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
In their first year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 1–8 record and was outscored 233 to 127. William G. Cronin was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's winless (0–7) conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 173 to 76 by Ivy opponents.[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 29 | Rutgers* |
| L 14–39 | 27,000 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | at Columbia | L 13–14 | 12,166 | [4] | |||
| October 13 | at Cornell | L 6–37 | 21,000 | [5] | |||
| October 20 | Colgate* |
| W 37–21 | 15,500 | [6] | ||
| October 27 | Penn |
| L 0–24 | 21,000 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | Brown |
| L 6–7 | 15,500 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | at Harvard | L 14–19 | 16,000 | [9] | |||
| November 17 | Yale |
| L 13–30 | 31,000 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | Dartmouth |
| L 24–42 | 17,000 | [11] | ||
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