1967 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1967 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Princeton fell to a fourth-place tie in 1967.

1967 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1967 record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainElam M. (Lee) Hitchner III
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1967 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 7 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Dartmouth 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Cornell 4 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Harvard 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Brown 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
Columbia 0 –7 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their eleventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 233 to 162. Elam M. (Lee) Hitchner III was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 183 to 141.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 22–21 41,000 [3]
October 7 at Columbia
W 28–14 16,382 [4]
October 14 at Cornell
L 13–47 21,000 [5]
October 21 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–0 22,000 [6]
October 28 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 28–14 22,000 [7]
November 4 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 48–14 10,000 [8]
November 11 at Harvard
W 45–6 35,000 [9]
November 18 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 7–29 43,000 [10]
November 25 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 14–17 31,000 [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. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Danzig, Allison (October 1, 1967). "Princeton Halts Rutgers by 22-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1967). "Tigers, Led by Weber, Top Lions 17th Time in a Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Danzig, Allison (October 15, 1967). "Cornell Crushes Princeton, 47-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Anderson, Dave (October 22, 1967). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 28-0, as Fumbles Lead to All Tiger Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  7. Adams, Frank S. (October 29, 1967). "Princeton Scores 4 Times, Then Holds Off Penn Rally to Gain 28-14 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  8. Adams, Frank S. (November 5, 1967). "Princeton Trounces Brown, 48-14, as Bracken Tallies Three Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  9. Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1967). "Moore's 5 Touchdowns Help Rout Harvard, 45-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 19, 1967). "Elis Win, 29-7, and Clinch First Ivy Title Since 1960". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Litsky, Frank (November 26, 1967). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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