1936 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1936 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Fritz Crisler, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 80.[1][2] The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.

1936 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Independent
1936 record	4–2–2
Head coach	Fritz Crisler (5th season)
Captain	Bill Montgomery
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1936 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Anselm			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Duquesne			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					5	–	1	–	2
Holy Cross			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	2
Manhattan			–					6	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northeastern			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Bill Montgomery was the team captain.[2] Three Princeton players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) to the 1936 All-Eastern college football team: Charles Toll at tackle (AP-1); Ken Sandbach at quarterback (AP-2); and Bill Montgomery at guard (AP-2).[3] Toll was also selected by the AP as a second-team player on the 1936 All-America college football team.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Williams		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–7	40,000	[5]
October 10	Rutgers		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 20–0	16,000	[6]
October 17	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7	60,000	[7]
October 24	Navy		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 7–0	45,000	[8]
October 31	at Harvard	No. 17	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	T 14–14	25,000	[9]
November 7	Cornell		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 41–13	25,000	[10]
November 14	Yale		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 23–26	57,000	[11]
November 21	No. 12 Dartmouth		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	T 13–13	45,000	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1936 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
3. "Five Ivy Leaguers -- Toll, Frank, Kelley, Murray and Handrahan -- Placed on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Globe. December 1, 1936. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Alan Gould (AP Sports Editor) (December 4, 1936). "East Dominates Positions on Mythical Grid Team". Ogden Standard-Examiner.
5. "Tigers Down Williams, 27-7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 4, 1936. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Princeton Conquers Scrappy Rutgers, 20-0". New York Daily News. October 11, 1936. p. 38C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Perry Ellis (October 18, 1936). "60,000 See Penn Beat Princeton, 7 To 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tiger 3d-Period Drive Beats Navy, 7-0". New York Daily News. October 25, 1936. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Harvard Holds Princeton To 14-14 Deadlock". Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1936. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Princeton Drubs Cornell: Infuriated Tiger Crushes Cornell Under 41-13 Score". Brooklyn Times Union. November 8, 1936. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Yale Rallies, Upsets Tigers, 26-23". New York Daily News. November 15, 1936. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Princeton Holds Dartmouth, 13-13". New York Daily News. November 22, 1936. pp. 100, 106 – via Newspapers.com.