1954 Princeton Tigers football team
| 1954 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Captain | Jack Henn |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1954 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the Tigers compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 182 to 124. Jack Henn was the team captain.[1]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Rutgers |
| W 10–8 | 23,000 | [2] |
| October 2 | at Columbia | W 54–20 | 18,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Penn |
| W 13–7 | 35,000 | [4] |
| October 16 | at Brown | L 20–21 | 15,000 | [5] | |
| October 23 | Cornell |
| L 0–27 | 30,000 | [6] |
| October 30 | Colgate |
| T 6–6 | 23,000 | [7] |
| November 6 | Harvard |
| L 9–14 | 30,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | at Yale | W 21–14 | 11,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Dartmouth |
| W 49–7 | 23,000 | [10] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Blunk, Frank M. (September 26, 1954). "Princeton Tops Rutgers, 10-8; Tiger Line Holds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 3, 1954). "Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (October 10, 1954). "Princeton Tops Penn, 13-7; Tigers Are Alert". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 17, 1954). "Bruins Overcome Princeton, 21-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (October 24, 1954). "Ithacans Trounce Tigers with Strong Ground Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Blunk, Frank M. (October 31, 1954). "Late Colgate Tally Gains 6-to-6 Draw with Tigers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 7, 1954). "Harvard Tops Princeton, 14-9; Drive Trips Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (November 14, 1954). "Princeton Upsets Yale, 21-14; Flippin Tiger Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1954). "Tigers Trounce Dartmouth Despite 7-7 Halftime Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.