1942 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1942 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Tad Wieman, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 135 to 109. Dick Schmon was Princeton's team captain.[1][2] Princeton played its 1942 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.

1942 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
1942 record3–5–1
Head coachTad Wieman (5th season)
CaptainDick Schmon
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Penn State      6 1 1
No. 8 Boston College      8 2 0
Colgate      6 2 1
Army      6 3 0
Syracuse      6 3 0
Duquesne      6 3 1
Yale      5 3 0
Fordham      5 3 1
Penn      5 3 1
No. 19 Holy Cross      5 4 1
Brown      4 4 0
Carnegie Tech      3 3 0
Villanova      4 4 0
Cornell      3 5 1
Princeton      3 5 1
Temple      2 5 3
Columbia      3 6 0
Pittsburgh      3 6 0
Tufts      2 5 1
Franklin & Marshall      1 4 2
Massachusetts State      2 5 0
Harvard      2 6 1
Drexel      2 6 0
Manhattan      2 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Lakehurst Naval Air StationW 20–66,000[3]
October 3Williams
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–198,000
October 10vs. NavyW 10–025,000[4]
October 17at No. 8 PennT 6–635,000[5]
October 24Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 32–1315,000
October 31at HarvardL 14–1920,000
November 7Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 7–1916,000
November 14vs. Yale
L 6–1335,000[6]
November 21vs. Army
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 7–4040,000[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1942 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  2. "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. "Princeton Rolls Over Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 20 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. 3S via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers Top Navy, 10-0; Frosh Stars". New York Daily News. October 11, 1942. p. 94 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Princeton Ties Penn, 6-6, in Grid Upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. pp. 1S, 6S via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Elis Beat Tigers, 13-6". New York Daily News. November 15, 1942. p. C42 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Army Batters Tiger, 40-7; Woods Stars". New York Daily News. November 22, 1942. p. 96 via Newspapers.com.
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