1966 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1966 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton shared the championship of the Ivy League in a three-way tie.

1966 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainWalter J. Kozumbo
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1966 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth + 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Harvard + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Princeton + 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Yale 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Penn 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Brown 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their tenth year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 135 to 103. Walter J. Kozumbo was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 6–1 conference record earned a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 119 to 84.[2] Princeton defeated one of its co-champions, Harvard, while suffering its only in-conference loss to the other co-champion, Dartmouth.

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 16–12 33,000 [3]
October 1 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 14–12 2,000 [4]
October 8 at Dartmouth
L 13–31 15,948 [5]
October 15 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–7 34,000 [6]
October 22 at Penn
W 30–13 20,844 [7]
October 29 at Brown
W 24–7 11,700 [8]
November 5 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 18–14 35,000 [9]
November 12 at Yale
W 13–7 38,100 [10]
November 19 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 7–0 28,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Adams, Frank S. (September 25, 1966). "Princeton Is 16-12 Victor; Tigers Trim Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Fox, Larry (October 2, 1966). "Princeton Wins, 14-12; Clock Ends Lions' Rally". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 143 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Danzig, Allison (October 9, 1966). "Princeton Beaten, 31-13; Indian Attack Explosive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Adams, Frank S. (October 16, 1956). "Princeton Loses to Colgate, 7 0, and Suffers First Shutout in 33 Games". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  7. Adams, Frank S. (October 23, 1966). "Princeton Routs Penn, 30-13; Quakers Suffer Third Loss in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S9.
  8. Adams, Frank S. (October 30, 1966). "Princeton Defeats Brown, 24-7, as Bracken Gains 131 Yards in 18 Carries". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  9. Danzig, Allison (November 6, 1966). "Princeton Scores Upset; Harvard Beaten". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 13, 1966). "Princeton Tops Yale; Elis Lose by 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 21, 1966). "Big Red Stymied by Tiger Defenses; 6-3 Record Best in Eight Seasons". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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