1948 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Cornell 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Penn 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Brown 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Harvard 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Yale 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 156.[1][2]

Princeton was ranked at No. 41 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Princeton played its 1948 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Brown
L 20–23 26,000 [4]
October 9at No. 12 Penn
L 7–29 60,000 [5]
October 16Rutgers
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 6–22 41,000 [6]
October 23at Columbia
W 16–14 30,000 [7]
October 30Virginia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 55–14 23,000 [8]
November 6Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 47–7 37,000 [9]
November 13at Yale
W 20–14 57,000 [10]
November 20Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 13–33 40,000 [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1948). "Brown Wins, 23-20, in Last 6 Seconds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Morrow, Art (October 10, 1948). "Penn Wins; 60,000 See Quakers Top Princeton Foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Rosenthal, Harold (October 17, 1948). "Rutgers Beats Tigers at Home First Time, 22-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 26, 1948). "Late Princeton Field Goal Defeats Columbia, 16-14; Reichel's Aim True". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Bealmear, Austin (October 31, 1948). "Princeton Flattens Virginia in Scoring Easy 55-14 Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hand, Jack (November 7, 1948). "Princeton Runs Up Record 47-7 Score in Routing Harvard". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ McCulley, Jim (November 14, 1948). "Eli Scores Princeton, but Fails at End, 20-14". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 21, 1948). "Indians Top Tigers; Dartmouth Eleven Trips Princeton, 33-13, with Aid of 2 Late Scores". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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