1955 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRoyce Flippin
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Yale 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Harvard 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Brown 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Penn 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1955 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1955 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 139 to 66. Royce Flippin was the team captain.[1]

This would be Princeton's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Princeton had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. All seven Ivy League opponents appeared on Princeton's 1955 schedule; the Tigers had been playing most of their games against (future) Ivy teams for decades.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Rutgers
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 41–7 18,500 [2]
October 1 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 20–7 15,500 [3]
October 8 at Penn
W 7–0 24,325 [4]
October 15 Colgate
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 6–15 7,000 [5]
October 22 at Cornell
W 26–20 25,000 [6]
October 29 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 14–7 22,500 [7]
November 5 at Harvard
L 6–7 21,000 [8]
November 12 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 13–0 46,000 [9]
November 19 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 6–3 20,000 [10]

References

  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 24, 1955). "Princeton Routs Rutgers, 41 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 2, 1955). "Tigers Vanquish Columbia on Second-Half Drive, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1955). "Princeton Trips Penn Eleven, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 16, 1955). "Colgate Topples Princeton, 15 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 23, 1955). "Princeton Beats Cornell; Tiger Backs Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1955). "Princeton's Team Trips Brown, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1955). "Harvard Trips Princeton, 7-6; Crosby Kick Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 13, 1955). "Princeton Stops Yale, 13-0; Flippin Tiger Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1955). "Princeton Victor, 6-3; Tigers Win Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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