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1968 Princeton Tigers football team

1968 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRichard R. Bracken
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Yale + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 14–20 39,000 [3]
October 5 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 44–16 12,000 [4]
October 12 at Dartmouth
W 34–7 19,635 [5]
October 19 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
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
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 7–9 36,000 [9]
November 16 at Yale
L 17–42 52,510 [10]
November 23 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 41–13 20,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (September 29, 1968). "Scarlet Downs Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 6, 1968). "Princeton Downs Columbia, 44-16, with a Late Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 13, 1968). "Princeton Upsets Dartmouth; Tigers Gain 34-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 20, 1968). "Princeton Subdued By Colgate, 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 27, 1968). "Penn Beats Princeton; a 19-14 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Adams, Frank S. (November 3, 1968). "Princeton Wins from Brown, 50-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Anderson, Dave (November 10, 1968). "Princeton Loses, 9-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1968). "Elis Vanquish Princeton for 16th Straight, 42-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 25, 1968). "Big Red Closes Dismal Year with 41-13 Setback at Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
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