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1958 Princeton Tigers football team

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 NCAA University Division football season.

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

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 edit

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 edit

  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.
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