| 1973 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (0–7 Ivy) |
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| Captain | William G. Cronin |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Dartmouth $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 | ||
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| 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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References
- ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Rowe, John (September 30, 1973). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 39-14". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Columbia's Late Rally Stops Princeton, 14-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 7, 1973. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1973). "Cornell Downs Princeton 4th Time in Row, 37-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
- ^ Bruns, John (October 21, 1973). "Princeton Triumphs". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Princeton Wins First by 37-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 21, 1973. p. S4.
- ^ Keese, Parton (October 28, 1973). "Penn Drubs Princeton and Leads Ivy League". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
- ^ "Brown Edges Princeton; Bruins Triumph, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1973. p. S3.
- ^ Cady, Steve (November 11, 1973). "Harvard, Dartmouth Win to Stay Tied for Ivy Lead; Princeton 19-14 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (November 18, 1973). "Yale and Penn Triumph; Princeton 30-13 Loser". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Keese, Parton (November 25, 1973). "Dartmouth Wins, Takes Title, as Yale Routs Harvard, 35-0; Tigers Bow, 42-24". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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