1961 Princeton Tigers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 5–4 (5–2 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Edwin A. Weihenmayer |
Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1961 college football season. Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League.
In their fifth year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 173 to 128. Edwin A. Weihenmayer was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 160 to 97.[2]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | Rutgers* |
| L 13–16 | 41,000 | [3] | ||
October 7 | at Columbia | W 30–20 | 23,700 | [4] | |||
October 14 | Penn |
| W 9–3 | 22,000 | [5] | ||
October 21 | Colgate* |
| L 0–15 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
October 28 | Cornell |
| W 30–25 | 28,000 | [7] | ||
November 4 | at Brown | W 52–0 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
November 11 | at Harvard | L 7–9 | 30,000 | [9] | |||
November 18 | Yale |
| W 26–16 | 42,000 | [10] | ||
November 25 | Dartmouth |
| L 6–24 | 30,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 1, 1961). "Rutgers Defeats Princeton; Tigers Bow, 16-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1961). "Princeton Beats Columbia; Tiger 30-20 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 15, 1961). "Princeton Downs Pennsylvania, 9-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 22, 1961). "Colgate Conquers Princeton, 15 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 29, 1961). "Tigers Outscore Cornell in a 30-to-25 Ivy Thriller". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Adams, Frank S. (November 5, 1961). "Princeton Continues Undefeated Ivy March with Rout of Brown". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 12, 1961). "Harvard Wins, 9-7; Princeton Loses". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 19, 1961). "Princeton Conquers Yale; Tigers Triumph by 26-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Teague, Robert L. (November 26, 1961). "Dartmouth Halts Princeton by 24-6 as King Sets Pace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.