1971 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1971 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

1971 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1971 record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake McCandless (3rd season)
Captain	Robert Wolfe
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1971 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Columbia	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In their first year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 195 to 160. Robert Wolfe was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 142 to 115.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Rutgers*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 18–33	27,000	[3]
October 2	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–22	10,037	[4]
October 9	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 8–19	22,500	[5]
October 16	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 35–12	14,000	[6]
October 23	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 31–0	21,000	[7]
October 30	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 49–21	14,000	[8]
November 6	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 21–10	23,000	[9]
November 13	Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 6–10	33,000	[10]
November 20	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–33	39,000	[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. 25. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Harvin, Al (September 26, 1971). "Rutgers Upsets Princeton, 33 to 18, in College Football's Oldest Rivalry". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1971). "Columbia Defeats Princeton First Time Since 1945; a 22-20 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. McGowen, Deane (October 10, 1971). "Cornell Turns Back Princeton; Big Red Triumphs, 19-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. McGowen, Deane (October 17, 1971). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 35-12, for First Victory of Year". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
7. Chass, Murray (October 24, 1971). "Princeton Triumphs over Penn, 31 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Chass, Murray (October 31, 1971). "Princeton Squad Tops Brown, 49-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Roberts, Ernie (November 7, 1971). "Princeton Raps Harvard, 21-10; Tigers Get Stoeckel Six Times". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Chass, Murray (November 14, 1971). "Princeton Is Upset by Yale; Tigers Beaten, 10 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Gammons, Peter (November 21, 1971). "Dartmouth's Big Play Execution Stops Princeton, 33-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.