1950 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1950 Princeton Tigers football Independent 8 6 9–0 Charlie Caldwell 6th Unbalanced single-wing George A. Chandler Palmer Stadium National champion (Poling System, Boand System)Eastern champion The 1950 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) intercollegiate competition during the 1950 season. The Tigers were led by sixth-year head coach Charlie Caldwell, a future College Football Hall of Fame inductee, who utilized an "unbalanced" version of the single-wing formation.A Very Brief Look at "the" Single-Wing, Coach Wyatt, retrieved June 19, 2009. Archived 2009-06-22. The Princeton offense, which made use of the buck-lateral series, was one of the last successful employers of the single-wing formation, which had been made obsolete by the modernized T formation.Masin, Herman L., [It Fit the Millennium To A T! http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27450841_ITM], Coach and Athletic Director, 2000, retrieved August 14, 2010. The team ranked second nationally in total offense (433.7 yards per game), rushing offense (325.4 yards per game), and rushing defense (67.9 yards per game).Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1951 National Collegiate Athletic Association 35, 38 Princeton finished with a perfect undefeated record of 9–0, and the Tigers outscored their opponents 349–94. Against other future Ivy League teams, Princeton compiled a 5–0 record.1950 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1950-schedule.html Some selectors named Princeton the national champions, most notably the NCAA-recognized Poling System and Boand System."National Poll Champions", 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (PDF), p. 77, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2007. Accessed 2009-06-19. Archived 2009-06-22. Princeton was ranked sixth in the Associated Press and eighth in the United Press final polls. After the season, Tigers halfback Dick Kazmaier, tackle Holland Donan, and center Redmond Finney received first-team All-America honors.ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1218, New York: ESPN Books, 2005, 1-4013-3703-1. Kazmaier and Donan were eventually inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.1764 Dick "Kaz" Kazmaier 30 April 20101653 Hollie Donan 30 April 2010 Schedule 1950 AP September 30 w 1950 Williams Ephs Williams Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 66–0 18,000 Princeton Opens 81st Football Campaign With Crushing Victory Over Williams https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/01/89416128.pdf Lincoln A. Werden October 1, 1950 The New York Times Princeton, N.J. October 7 w Rutgers Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 34–28 23,000 Princeton Whips Rutgers by 34-28 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/08/86466595.pdf Joseph C. Nichols October 8, 1950 The New York Times Princeton, N.J. October 14 w Navy Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 20–14 35,000 Princeton Downs Navy Squad, 20-14 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/15/305390492.pdf Lincoln A. Werden October 15, 1950 The New York Times Princeton, N.J. October 21 w y Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 34–0 20,000 Princeton Trims Brown Team, 34-0 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/22/306368072.pdf Michael Strauss October 22, 1950 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 28 w Cornell 10 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 27–0 47,500 Princeton Routs Cornell, 27-0; 47,500 Cheer Tiger Allison Danzig October 29, 1950 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 4 w 10 Colgate Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 45–7 19,000 Princeton Routs Colage, 45 to 7 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/11/05/94077390.pdf Joseph C. Nichols November 5, 1950 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 11 w 8 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 63–26 25,000 Princeton Routs Harvard, 63-26; Tiger Sets Record https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/11/12/94081590.pdf Allison Danzig November 12, 1950 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 18 w y 7 Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT rivalry 47–12 59,000 Tiger Keeps Title https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/11/19/306511272.pdf Allison Danzig November 19, 1950 The New York Times New Haven, Conn. November 25 w 7 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 13–7 5,000 Princeton Beats Dartmouth, 13-7; Ivy Title to Tiger Joseph M. Sheehan November 26, 1950 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football