1967 Princeton Tigers football team
1967 Princeton Tigers football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–3 (4–3 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Elam M. (Lee) Hitchner III |
Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
In their eleventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents, the score being, 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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | Rutgers* |
| 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* |
| W 28–0 | 22,000 | [6] | ||
October 28 | Penn |
| W 28–14 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
November 4 | Brown |
| W 48–14 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
November 11 | at Harvard | W 45–6 | 35,000 | [9] | |||
November 18 | Yale |
| L 7–29 | 43,000 | [10] | ||
November 25 | Dartmouth |
| L 14–17 | 31,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 1, 1967). "Princeton Halts Rutgers by 22-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 15, 1967). "Cornell Crushes Princeton, 47-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1967). "Moore's 5 Touchdowns Help Rout Harvard, 45-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (November 26, 1967). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.