1962 Princeton Tigers football team

1962 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Dick Colman (6th season)
Captain	Daniel Terpack
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1962 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Columbia	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Yale	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Brown	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their sixth year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 187 to 146. Daniel Terpack was the team captain.^[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 123.^[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 29	Rutgers*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 15–7	40,000	[3]
October 6	Columbia	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 33–0	14,000	[4]
October 13	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 21–8	14,139	[5]
October 20	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 15–16	24,000	[6]
October 27	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 34–35	21,000	[7]
November 3	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 28–12	6,000	[8]
November 10	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–20	28,000	[9]
November 17	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 14–10	39,300	[10]
November 24	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 27–38	42,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Adams, Frank S. (September 30, 1962). "Princeton Stops Rutgers, 15 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Danzig, Allison (October 7, 1962). "Princeton Routs Columbia, 33-0; Five Tigers Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Adams, Frank S. (October 14, 1962). "Princeton Scores over Penn, 21 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Adams, Frank S. (October 21, 1962). "Colgate Beats Princeton, 16-15; Keating Leads Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Adams, Frank S. (October 28, 1962). "Princeton Upset; Wood Passes or Runs to 5 Cornell Scores in 35-34 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Adams, Frank S. (October 28, 1962). "Princeton Beats Brown, 28-12, with Steady Running and Good Pass Defense". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 11, 1962). "Harvard Overwhelms Princeton, 20 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 18, 1962). "Princeton Subdues Yale Eleven, 14-10, on 67-Yard March". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1962). "Dartmouth Finishes Unbeaten; Indians by 38-27". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.