1975 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1975 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

1975 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1975 record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainEdward E. Sheridan
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Brown 5 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Princeton 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Cornell 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their third year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 163 to 157. Edward E. Sheridan was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 128.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 10–7 30,000 [3]
October 4 at Columbia
W 27–7 6,215 [4]
October 11 at Cornell
W 16–8 15,000 [5]
October 18 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 21–22 12,500 [6]
October 25 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 20–24 12,500 [7]
November 1 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16–24 17,500 [8]
November 8 at Harvard
W 24–20 23,000 [9]
November 15 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 13–24 25,000 [10]
November 22 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16–21 15,000 [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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. White, Gordon S., Jr. (September 28, 1975). "Princeton Tops Rutgers; Tigers, Underdogs, Rally in 3d Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Rogers, Thomas (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Columbia Set Back by Tigers, 27-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. "Cornell Flubs Lift Tigers". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. United Press International. October 12, 1975. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. McGowen, Deane (October 19, 1975). "Colgate Tops Princeton, 22-21; Raiders Go for 2 and Gain Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  7. Wallace, William N. (October 26, 1975). "Penn Upsets Tigers; Quakers Win in 2d Half, 24-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  8. "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Princeton Beaten by Bruins, 24-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 2, 1975. p. S1.
  9. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 9, 1975). "Harvard Is Toppled by Princeton, 24-20; Crimson Halted for 3 Quarters, Rally Fails". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Wallace, William N. (November 16, 1975). "Elis Post 24-13 Victory over Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 23, 1975). "Dartmouth and Penn Also Win; Tigers Beaten by Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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