The 1946 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a total of 130 to 104.[1][2]
| 1946 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 3–5 (2–4 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Yale | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Princeton was ranked at No. 57 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]
Princeton played its 1946 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Brown | W 33–12 | 16,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Harvard |
| L 12–13 | 35,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | Rutgers* |
| W 14–7 | 45,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | Cornell |
| L 7–14 | 33,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at No. 3 Penn | W 17–14 | 72,000 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Virginia* |
| L 6–20 | 24,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at No. 18 Yale | L 2–30 | 70,000 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Dartmouth |
| L 13–20 | 34,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1946 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 6, 1946). "Princeton Rally Stops Brown, 33-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ O'Gara, Frank (October 13, 1946). "Harvard Wins, 13-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 20, 1946). "Princeton Beats Rutgers 14 to 7 in Close Contest". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richardson, William D. (October 27, 1946). "Cornell Topples Princeton by 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Talbot, Gayle (November 3, 1946). "Princeton Beats Penn in Major Upset of Season, 17-14; 30-Yard Field Goal in Last Minute of Play Gives Tiger Eleven Real Surprise Victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lewis, Allen (November 10, 1946). "Princeton Upset, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Dick (November 17, 1946). "Yale Rips Tiger, 30-2". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richardson, William D. (November 24, 1946). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton; Tigers Bow, 20-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.