1975 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainEdward E. Sheridan
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their third year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 163 to 157. Edward E. Sheridan was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 128.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 10–7 30,000 [3]
October 4 at Columbia
W 27–7 6,215 [4]
October 11 at Cornell
W 16–8 15,000 [5]
October 18 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 21–22 12,500 [6]
October 25 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 20–24 12,500 [7]
November 1 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16–24 17,500 [8]
November 8 at Harvard
W 24–20 23,000 [9]
November 15 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 13–24 25,000 [10]
November 22 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16–21 15,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 28, 1975). "Princeton Tops Rutgers; Tigers, Underdogs, Rally in 3d Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Rogers, Thomas (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Columbia Set Back by Tigers, 27-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. United Press International. October 12, 1975. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 19, 1975). "Colgate Tops Princeton, 22-21; Raiders Go for 2 and Gain Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  7. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 26, 1975). "Penn Upsets Tigers; Quakers Win in 2d Half, 24-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. ^ "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Princeton Beaten by Bruins, 24-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 2, 1975. p. S1.
  9. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 9, 1975). "Harvard Is Toppled by Princeton, 24-20; Crimson Halted for 3 Quarters, Rally Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 16, 1975). "Elis Post 24-13 Victory over Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 23, 1975). "Dartmouth and Penn Also Win; Tigers Beaten by Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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