1976 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel E. Fournier
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Brown + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for last place in the Ivy League.

In their fourth year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 152 to 63. Daniel E. Fournier was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 118 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Cornell
W 3–0 14,000 [3]
September 25 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 0–17 29,500 [4]
October 2 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–13 12,000 [5]
October 9 at Columbia
W 9–3 6,745 [6]
October 16 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–17 18,000 [7]
October 23 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 14–20 18,000 [8]
October 30 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 9–10 10,000 [9]
November 6 at Yale
L 7–39 33,218 [10]
November 13 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–33 14,500 [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. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Princeton Beats Cornell on Howe's Kick, 3-0; Recovery of Fumbled Punt Sets Up Tiger 23-Yarder". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1976. pp. S6, S7.
  4. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 26, 1976). "Rutgers Tops Princeton; Knights Triumph by 17-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
  5. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 3, 1976). "Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1.
  6. ^ "Princeton Back Stars in 9-3 Win at Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 10, 1976. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bruns, John (October 17, 1976). "Tiger Defense Crumbles". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bruns, John (October 31, 1976). "Penn Nips Tigers in Late Seconds". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1976). "Brown and Yale Post Victories, Stay Deadlocked for Ivy Lead; Elis Rout Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 14, 1976). "Dartmouth Routs Princeton; Tigers Suffer Their 11th Straight Loss at Home, 33 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
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