1972 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1972 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 3–5–1 2–4–1 Jake McCandless 4th Michael L. Kincaid Palmer Stadium The 1972 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League. In their fourth and final year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored 161 to 118. Michael L. Kincaid was the team captain.Princeton Football Record Book Results Princeton University Princeton, N.J. 29 June 20, 2020 http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT Princeton's 2–4–1 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 120 to 87 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 26 Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y AP 1972 September 30 Rutgers<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 7-6 22,000 Blocked PAT Gives Tiger 7-6 Victory Elliott Denman October 1, 1972 E1 Asbury Park Sunday Press Asbury Park, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71152911/1972-princeton-rutgers/ October 7 Columbia Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ T 0-0 10,000 Columbia in Tie; Lions' Kick Fails Parton Keese October 8, 1972 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 14 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 14-35 20,200 Dartmouth's Diversified Attack Overwhelms Princeton, 35-14 October 15, 1972 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 21 Colgate<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 26-35 16,000 Parr Directs Colgate to 35-26 Victory over Princeton Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22, 1972 S6 October 28 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 10-15 9,285 Princeton Loses to Penn; Shue Aids 15-10 Victory Al Harvin The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29, 1972 S1 November 4 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31-10 10,850 Princeton Third-Stringer Flattens Brown, 31-10 Associated Press November 5, 1972 75 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55958384/1972-brown-princeton November 11 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 10-7 25,000 Princeton Beats Harvard by 10-7 Gerald Eskenazi The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12, 1972 S4 November 18 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) L 7-31 31,032 Yale Tops Princeton; Jauron Scores 3 Times as Yale Triumphs, 31-7 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19, 1972 S1 November 25 Cornell Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 15-22 16,000 Cornell Downs Princeton; Allen Paces 22-15 Victory Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26, 1972 S1 References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football