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1974 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–4–1 (3–4 Ivy League)
Head coach
CaptainThomas H. Schalch
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Penn 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Cornell 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

In their second year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 160. Thomas H. Schalch was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 149 to 130.[2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
T 6–6 26,000 [3]
October 5 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 40–13 13,000 [4]
October 12 at Dartmouth
W 14–7 18,000 [5]
October 19 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 33–24 20,000 [6]
October 26 at Penn
L 18–20 23,317 [7]
November 2 at Brown
L 13–17 10,000 [8]
November 9 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 17–34 30,000 [9]
November 16 at Yale
L 6–19 29,548 [10]
November 23 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 41–20 12,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Cady, Steve (September 29, 1974). "Princeton's Rally Ties Rutgers, 6-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  4. ^ Cady, Steve (October 6, 1974). "Princeton Trounces Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Dartmouth Bows to Ivy Rival, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Harvin, Al (October 20, 1974). "Unbeaten Princeton Wins, 33-24". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  7. ^ "Penn, Harvard Win; Princeton Defeated by Quakers, 20-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1974. p. S1.
  8. ^ Cady, Steve (November 3, 1974). "Brown Rally Edges Princeton, 17-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 10, 1974). "Yale and Harvard Triumph; Crimson Subdues Princeton, 34-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 17, 1974). "Yale Leads Ivy League; Unbeaten Elis Top Princeton, 19 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Herman, Robin (November 17, 1974). "Princeton Triumphs; 'Snick' Stands Out in Rout of Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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