1972 Princeton Tigers football team

1972 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–5–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake McCandless (4th season)
Captain	Michael L. Kincaid
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1972 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–35	20,200	[5]
October 21	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 26–35	16,000	[6]
October 28	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 10–15	9,285	[7]
November 4	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 31–10	10,850	[8]
November 11	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 10–7	25,000	[9]
November 18	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	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. Denman, Elliott (October 1, 1972). "Blocked PAT Gives Tiger 7-6 Victory". Asbury Park Sunday Press. Asbury Park, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
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.