1972 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1972 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1972 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1972 record3–5–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMichael L. Kincaid
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1972 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dartmouth $ 5 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Penn 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Harvard 3 –3 –1  4 –4 –1
Princeton 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Columbia 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Brown 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their fourth and final year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored 161 to 118. Michael L. Kincaid was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 2–4–1 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 120 to 87 by Ivy opponents.[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 7–6 22,000 [3]
October 7 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
T 0–0 10,000 [4]
October 14 at Dartmouth
L 14–35 20,200 [5]
October 21 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 26–35 16,000 [6]
October 28 at Penn
L 10–15 9,285 [7]
November 4 at Brown
W 31–10 10,850 [8]
November 11 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 10–7 25,000 [9]
November 18 at Yale
L 7–31 31,032 [10]
November 25 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 15–22 16,000 [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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Princeton Tops Rutgers in Last Minute, 7-6; Baetjer Scores with 0:56 to Go". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1972. p. S6.
  4. Keese, Parton (October 8, 1972). "Columbia in Tie; Lions' Kick Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. "Dartmouth's Diversified Attack Overwhelms Princeton, 35-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1972. p. S6.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 22, 1972). "Parr Directs Colgate to 35-26 Victory over Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  7. Harvin, Al (October 29, 1972). "Princeton Loses to Penn; Shue Aids 15-10 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. "Princeton Third-Stringer Flattens Brown, 31-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Eskenazi, Gerald (November 12, 1972). "Princeton Beats Harvard by 10-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  10. "Yale Tops Princeton; Jauron Scores 3 Times as Yale Triumphs, 31-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1972. p. S1.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 26, 1972). "Cornell Downs Princeton; Allen Paces 22-15 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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