1952 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1952 Princeton Tigers football Independent 14 19 8–1 Charlie Caldwell 8th Frank M. McPhee Palmer Stadium The 1952 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1952 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the Tigers compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents 297 to 74. Frank M. McPhee was the team captain.Princeton Football Record Book Results Princeton University Princeton, N.J. 28 June 20, 2020 http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT The Tigers were ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP poll and stayed in the top 20 until suffering their only loss of the year, in mid-October. They then re-entered the rankings in mid-November and finished the year as the only ranked Ivy Group team. Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y AP y 1952 September 27 @ Columbia 12 Baker Field New York, NY W 14-0 30,000 Princeton Beats Columbia, 14-0; 23 in Row for Tiger Joseph M. Sheehan September 28, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 4 Rutgers 13 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 61-19 25,000 Tigers Turn Back Rutgers Lincoln A. Werden October 5, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 11 Penn 10 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 7-13 40,000 Penn Halts Princeton, 13-7; Tiger Streak Ends Allison Danzig October 12, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 18 Lafayette Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 48-0 10,000 Princeton's Powerful Ground Attack and Aerials Overcome Lafayette Eleven Lincoln A. Werden October 19, 1952 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 25 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 27-0 28,000 Tigers Vanquish Cornell by 27-0 Louis Effrat October 26, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 1 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 39-0 13,000 Princeton Trounces Brown, 39-0, as Tiger Coach Uses Entire Bench Michael Strauss November 2, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 8 Harvard 19 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 41-21 35,000 Princeton Tops Harvard, 41-21; Tiger Backs Excel Allison Danzig November 9, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 15 @ Yale 16 Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) W 27-21 62,000 Princeton Beats Yale, 27-21; Tiger Takes Title Allison Danzig November 16, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 22 Dartmouth 17 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 33-0 26,000 Tigers' Overhead Tactics Smother Dartmouth, 33-0 Allison Danzig November 23, 1952 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football