1970 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1970 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 3–4 Jake McCandless 2nd Dennis J. Burns Palmer Stadium The 1970 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League. In their second year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 196 to 180. Dennis J. Burns 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 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 175 to 130 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 23 Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y AP 1970 September 26 Rutgers<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 41-14 32,000 Tigers Trounce Rutgers as Plummer Stars, 41-14 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970 S1 October 3 Columbia Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 24-22 12,000 Princeton Tops Columbia, 24-22 Lincoln A. Werden The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 4, 1970 S1 October 10 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0-38 20,306 Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Princeton Routed, 38-0 Parton Keese The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 11, 1970 S1 October 17 Colgate<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 34-14 19,000 Princeton Beats Colgate by 34-14 Al Harvin The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 18, 1970 S5 October 24 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 22-16 36,478 Tigers Turn Back Penn Team, 22-16 Murray Chass The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 25, 1970 S1 October 31 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 45-14 8,700 Hauck Scores 3 TDs as Princeton Stomps Brown Associated Press November 1, 1970 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55892735/1970-brown-princeton November 7 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 7-29 32,000 Harvard Halts Princeton; Crimson Triumphs, 29-7 Murray Chass The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 8, 1970 S1 November 14 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) L 22-27 37,580 Yale Downs Princeton, 27-22; Tiger Rally Falls Short William N. Wallace The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 15, 1970 S1 November 21 Cornell Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 3-6 19,000 Cornell Wins, 6-3, from Princeton Murray Chass The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 22, 1970 S4 References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football