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1958 Princeton Tigers football team

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1958 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainFrederick W. Tiley
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Cornell 5 2 0 6 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0 6 3 0
Brown 4 3 0 6 3 0
Penn 4 3 0 4 5 0
Harvard 3 4 0 4 5 0
Columbia 1 6 0 1 8 0
Yale 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.

In their second year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 217 to 164. Frederick W. Tiley was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 177 to 123.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 0–28 26,000 [3]
October 4 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 43–8 16,500 [4]
October 11 at Penn W 20–14 22,531 [5]
October 18 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 40–13 23,500 [6]
October 25 at Cornell L 8–34 23,000 [7]
November 1 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–18 28,000 [8]
November 8 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 16–14 35,000 [9]
November 15 at Yale W 50–14 47,680 [10]
November 22 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 12–21 44,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 28, 1958). "Rutgers Routs Princeton, 28-0; Austin Sets Pace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 5, 1958). "Sachs Sets Tigers' Pace in 43-8 Rout of Columbia". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 12, 1958). "Princeton Conquers Pennsylvania, 20-14, on 4th-Period Tally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 19, 1958). "Princeton Registers Third Victory of Season by Crushing Colgate Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  7. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 26, 1958). "Cornell Routs Princeton, 34-8; Skypeck Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 9, 1958). "Tigers Vanquish Harvard in Big 3 Opener, 16 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 16, 1958). "Princeton Beats Yale, 50-14; Tigers Gain Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 23, 1958). "Dartmouth Beats Princeton, 21-12, for Ivy Title; Crouthamel Hero". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.