1938 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1938 Princeton Tigers football Independent 3–4–1 Tad Wieman 1st Tom Mountain Palmer Stadium The 1938 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its first season under head coach Tad Wieman, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 107.1938 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 9, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1938-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 The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. Tom Mountain was the team captain. He also received the John Prentiss Poe Cup, the team's highest award.2008 Media Guide, p. 106. On February 9, 1938, Fritz Crisler announced his resignation as Princeton's head football coach in order to assume the same position at Michigan.Crisler Named Michigan Football Coach Chicago Tribune February 10, 1938 2-1 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1938/02/10/page/17/article/crisler-named-michigan-football-coachPost at Michigan Taken by Crisler: Coach of 2 Unbeaten Teams in 6 Years at Princeton Will Succeed Kipke The New York Times Allison Danzig February 10, 1939 https://www.nytimes.com/1938/02/10/archives/post-at-michigan-taken-by-crisler-coach-of-2-unbeaten-elevens-in-6.html subscription Tad Wieman, who had served as an assistant coach under Crisler, was named days later as the school's new head coach.Wieman Appointed Tiger Grid Mentor The Daily Home News, New Brunswick, N.J. February 22, 1938 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48339897/wieman-appointed-tiger-grid-mentor/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y October 1 1938 Williams Ephs Williams Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 39-0 October 8 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-22 October 15 Penn Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 13-0 October 22 at Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD T 13-13 October 29 at Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 7-26 Harvard Rips Tiger In Big 3 Clash, 26-7 New York Daily News October 30, 1938 United Press 39C https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-harvard-rips-tiger-in-big-3-c/133719648/ Newspapers.com November 5 at Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ (rivalry) L 18-20 22,500 Rutgers Ends Historic Jinx By Defeating Tiger Eleven The Salt Lake Tribune November 6, 1938 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5575562/rutgers_ends_historic_jinx_by_defeating/Rutgers Eleven Downs Princeton First Time in 69 Years, 20–18 Asbury Park Press November 6, 1938 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5575594/rutgers_ends_historic_jinx_by_defeating/ November 12 Yale Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 20-7 November 19 Army Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7-19 References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football