1931 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1931 Princeton Tigers football Independent 1–7 Albert Wittmer 1st William H. Yeckley Palmer Stadium The 1931 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Albert Wittmer, the Tigers finished with a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 164 to 55.1931 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1931-schedule.html End William H. Yeckley was elected as the team captain.Bill Yeckley To Lead Princeton Eleven in 1931 The Daily Home News December 3, 1930 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99582964/bill-yeckley-to-lead-princeton-eleven/ Newspapers.com No Princeton players were selected as first-team honorees on the 1931 College Football All-America Team. Wittmer resigned as Princeton's head football coach on December 19, 1931. He retained his post the school's head basketball coach."Al" Wittmer Resigns As Grid Coach at Princeton The Daily Home News December 19, 1931 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99582590/wittmer/ Newspapers.com Schedule yes yes October 3 1931 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 27-0 Princeton Swamps Amherst, 27-0; Draudt Gets off 58-yard Run in Final Quarter The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. October 4, 1931 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99580752/princeton-swamps-amherst-27-0-draudt/ Newspapers.com October 10 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7-19 30,000 Bears Wallop Tiger, 19-7, for 3d Time New York Daily News October 11, 1931 55C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99580908/bears-wallop-tiger-19-7-for-3d-time/ Newspapers.com October 17 at Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-33 > 20,000 Cornell Overwhelms Tiger Ithaca Journal-News October 19, 1931 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99581151/cornell-overwhelms-tiger/ Newspapers.com October 24 Navy Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-15 The Fleet's In! Navy Sinks Princeton, 15-0 New York Daily News October 25, 1931 53C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99581368/the-fleets-in-navy-sinks-princeton/ Newspapers.com October 31 Michigan Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-21 14,797 Michigan Wolves Whip Tiger New York Daily News November 1, 1931 54C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99581505/michigan-wolves-whip-tiger/ Newspapers.com November 7 Lehigh Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7-19 25,000 Tigers Still in Reverse New York Daily News Hugh Bradley November 8, 1931 60C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99581640/tigers-still-in-reverse/ Newspapers.com November 14 Washington & Lee Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-6 13,000 Virginia General Humble Princeton Chattanooga Daily Times November 15, 1931 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99581781/virginia-general-humble-princeton/ Newspapers.com November 28 at Yale (rivalry) Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 14-51 38,000 Yale Overwhelms Tiger! New York Daily News November 29, 1931 79 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99581944/yale-overwhelms-tiger/ Newspapers.com References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football