1963 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam E. Guedel
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Yale 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Columbia 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1963 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton was co-champion of the Ivy League.

In their seventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 247 to 83. William E. Guedel was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings and earned a share of the league championship, even though Princeton had lost to the other co-champion, Dartmouth. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 181 to 83.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 24–0 40,000 [3]
October 5 at Columbia
W 7–6 29,048 [4]
October 12 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 34–0 28,000 [5]
October 19 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 42–0 22,500 [6]
October 26 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 51–14 28,000 [7]
November 2 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 34–13 15,000 [8]
November 9 at Harvard
L 7–21 25,000 [9]
November 16 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 27–7 42,000 [10]
November 30^ Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 21–22 35,000 [11]

References

  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Adams, Frank S. (September 29, 1963). "Tigers Trounce Rutgers by 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 6, 1963). "Princeton Downs Columbia, 7-6; Roberts Is Heroic". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Cady, Steve (October 13, 1963). "Princeton Crushes Penn; Tigers on Top, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 20, 1963). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 42 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 27, 1963). "Princeton Whips Cornell, 51 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Adams, Frank S. (November 3, 1963). "Undefeated Princeton Eleven Subdues Brown, 34-13, for Its Sixth Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 10, 1963). "Harvard Topples Princeton to First Defeat, 21-7; 2 Drives Succeed". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 17, 1963). "Princeton Routs Yale, 27-7; MacMillan and Iacavazzi Are Tiger Rushing Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Koppett, Leonard (December 1, 1963). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton and Shares Ivy Title; Tigers Bow, 22-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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