1976 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for last place in the Ivy League.
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (2–5 Ivy League)
Headcoach
- Robert Casciola (4th season)
CaptainDaniel E. Fournier
| 1976 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–7 (2–5 Ivy League) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Daniel E. Fournier |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
In their fourth year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 152 to 63. Daniel E. Fournier was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 118 to 56 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 18 | at Cornell | W 3–0 | 14,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | Rutgers* |
| L 0–17 | 29,500 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Brown |
| L 7–13 | 12,000 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Columbia | W 9–3 | 6,745 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | Colgate* |
| L 7–17 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Harvard |
| L 14–20 | 18,000 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | Penn |
| L 9–10 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Yale | L 7–39 | 33,218 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | Dartmouth |
| L 7–33 | 14,500 | [11] | ||
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