1939 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1939 Princeton Tigers football Independent 7–1 Tad Wieman 2nd Bob Tierney Palmer Stadium The 1939 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second season under head coach Tad Wieman, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 65.1939 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 9, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1939-schedule.html2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide Princeton University 127 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/princeton.sidearmsports.com/documents/2008/8/7/135152.pdf April 9, 2020 Princeton played its 1939 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton was ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll issued prior to its final game against Navy. Despite defeating Navy by a 28–0 score, the Tigers dropped out of the final AP Poll. Princeton's sole loss was to the 1939 Cornell Big Red football team that finished the season undefeated and ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll. Princeton was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 14 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top The Atlanta Constitution Paul Williamson December 8, 1941 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123188995/texas-aggies-ranked-nations-top/ Newspapers.com and at No. 24 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Tackle Bob Tierney was Princeton's team captain.Princeton Lettermen Name Tackle Tierney '39 Captain Chicago Tribune November 23, 1938 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48344157/princeton-lettermen-name-tackle-tierney/ Newspapers.com Guard James H. Worth received the John Prentiss Poe Cup, the team's highest award.Princeton's Poe Cup Awarded To Worth The Paterson Morning Call December 6, 1939 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48343781/princetons-poe-cup-awarded-to-worth/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y y 1939 AP October 7 1939 Williams Ephs Williams Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26-6 15,000 Princeton Takes Williams, 26 to 6 New York Daily News October 8, 1939 99 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122166009/princeton-takes-williams-26-to/ Newspapers.com October 14 Cornell Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7-20 35,000 Cornell's Early Attack Routs Princeton, 20-7 The Sunday Times October 15, 1939 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122161681/cornells-early-attack-routs-princeton/ Newspapers.com October 21 at Columbia New York, NY W 14-7 30,000 Princeton 'Airs' Columbia, 14-7 New York Daily News Hy Turkin October 22, 1939 89 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122162055/princeton-airs-columbia-14-7/ Newspapers.com October 28 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26-12 25,000 Princeton Beats Brown, 26 to 12 New York Daily News October 29, 1939 C41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122160404/princeton-beats-brown-26-to-12/ Newspapers.com November 4 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 9-6 Princeton Beats Harvard, 9 to 6 New York Daily News Bob Sylvester November 5, 1939 C38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122161332/princeton-beats-harvard-9-to-6/ Newspapers.com November 11 No. 14 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 9-7 45,000 Princeton Upsets Dartmouth The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. November 12, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48346200/princeton-upsets-dartmouth/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) W 13-7 35,000 Princeton Comes From Behind In Final Period To Overcome Yale Team By 13-7: Tigers Get Two Quick Touchdowns The Hartford Courant November 19, 1939 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48345031/princeton-comes-from-behind-in-final/ Newspapers.com November 25 Navy 19 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 28-0 35,000 Princeton Air Attack Crushes Middies, 28 to 0 The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. November 26, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48345941/princeton-air-attack-crushes-middies/ Newspapers.com References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football