1951 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1951 Princeton Tigers football Independent 6 6 9–0 Charlie Caldwell 7th David F. Hickok Palmer Stadium Eastern champion The 1951 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1951 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Caldwell, the team played its home games on campus at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. The independent Tigers won all nine games and were considered the best team in the East, winning the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, and finished sixth in both major polls. Senior back Dick Kazmaier was a consensus All-American and won the Heisman Trophy by a wide margin;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A1RIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4827%2C2432881 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Dick Kazmeier wins Heisman award December 5, 1951 37https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PRQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=144EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2481%2C2079600 Pittsburgh Press United Press Kazmeier wins Heisman Trophy December 5, 1951 49 he was the nation's total offense leader and most accurate passer.http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-kazmaier51.html 1951 Heisman Trophy Award Heisman https://web.archive.org/web/20090804044621/http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-kazmaier51.html August 4, 2009 Schedule 1951 AP September 29 w 18 NYU Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 54–20 12,000 N.Y.U. Smothered by Tigers, 54-20 September 30, 1951 21 Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67442539/1951-princeton-nyu/ October 6 w y 14 Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 24–20 21,000 Tigers Turn Back Navy Rally to Triumph, 24-20 Gene Ward October 10, 1951 95 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67444420/1951-princeton-navy/ October 13 w y 13 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA rivalry 13–7 60,000 Princeton Beats Penn, 13-7; Tigers Take No. 16 Allison Danzig October 14, 1951 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20 w 9 Lafayette Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 60–7 15,000 Princeton Tramples Lafayette, 60-7 Associated Press October 21, 1951 19 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67449319/1951-lafayette-princeton/ October 27 w 8 Cornell 12 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 53–15 49,000 Princeton Routs Cornell, 53-15; 18 in Row for Tiger Allison Danzig October 28, 1951 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 3 w 6 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 12–0 21,000 Tigers Halt Brown by 12-0 for 19 in Row and Tie Mark Louis Effrat November 4, 1951 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10 w y 4 Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 54–13 22,000 Tigers Roll to 20th in Row, Trimming Harvard by 54-13 Louis Effrat November 11, 1951 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17 w 6 Yale Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 27–0 45,000 Princeton Rips Yale, 27-0, for 5th Big 3 Gene Ward November 18, 1951 100 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67467631/1951-princeton-yale/ November 24 w 5 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ 13–0 27,000 Kazmaier Injured as Tigers Down Dartmouth for Title Joseph M. Sheehan November 25, 1951 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. Awards and honors Dick Kazmaier: Heisman Trophy,http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html Heisman Heisman Winners https://web.archive.org/web/20090916003323/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html September 16, 2009 Maxwell Award,http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/maxwellaward.htm College Football Awards - Maxwell Award Football.about.com March 4, 2014 August 15, 2014 March 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307152554/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/maxwellaward.htm dead consensus All-American NFL draft Two Tigers were selected in the 1952 NFL draft, held on January 17. Player Position Round Overall Franchise Dick Pivirotto Back 15 174 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Kazmaier Back 15 176 Chicago Bears https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm 1952 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com August 15, 2014 November 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101121115426/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm dead References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Princeton Tigers football