The 1976 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for last place in the Ivy League.
| 1976 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–7 (2–5 Ivy League) |
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| Captain | Daniel E. Fournier |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their fourth year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 152 to 63. Daniel E. Fournier was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 118 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Cornell | W 3–0 | 14,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | Rutgers* |
| L 0–17 | 29,500 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | Brown |
| L 7–13 | 12,000 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Columbia | W 9–3 | 6,745 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | Colgate* |
| L 7–17 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Harvard |
| L 14–20 | 18,000 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | Penn |
| L 9–10 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | at Yale | L 7–39 | 33,218 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | Dartmouth |
| L 7–33 | 14,500 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Princeton Beats Cornell on Howe's Kick, 3-0; Recovery of Fumbled Punt Sets Up Tiger 23-Yarder". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1976. pp. S6, S7.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 26, 1976). "Rutgers Tops Princeton; Knights Triumph by 17-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (October 3, 1976). "Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1.
- ^ "Princeton Back Stars in 9-3 Win at Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 10, 1976. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruns, John (October 17, 1976). "Tiger Defense Crumbles". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruns, John (October 31, 1976). "Penn Nips Tigers in Late Seconds". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1976). "Brown and Yale Post Victories, Stay Deadlocked for Ivy Lead; Elis Rout Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Deane (November 14, 1976). "Dartmouth Routs Princeton; Tigers Suffer Their 11th Straight Loss at Home, 33 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.