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1977 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (3–4 Ivy League)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bobby L. Isom
  • Lawrence P. Lutz
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League.

In their fifth and final year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 144 to 137. Bobby L. Isom and Lawrence P. Lutz were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 118 to 103.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Dartmouth
L 11–14 12,200 [3]
September 24 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 6–10 19,500 [4]
October 1 at Brown
L 7–10 8,500 [5]
October 8 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–7 8,483 [6]
October 15 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 13–31 14,940 [7]
October 22 at Harvard
W 20–7 19,000 [8]
October 29 at Penn
L 10-21 14,696 [9]
November 5 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 8-44 23,142 [10]
November 12 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 34-0 8,677 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Keese, Parton (September 18, 1977). "Dartmouth Sets Back Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  4. ^ McGowen, Deane (September 25, 1977). "Princeton Bows to Rutgers by 10 to 6; 19,500 See Tigers Drop 12th in Row at Home". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  5. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 2, 1977). "Brown Tops Princeton; Bruins Prevail, 10-7, on Score in Last Minute". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  6. ^ "Princeton Slams Lid on Columbia, 28-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 1977. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Harvin, Al (October 16, 1977). "Unbeaten Colgate Wins Sixth in Rout of Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1977). "Isom, Tigers Shove Harvard into Ivy Jam, 20-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Harvin, Al (October 30, 1977). "Penn Passes for 0 Yards, Runs by Princeton, 21-10". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  10. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 6, 1977). "Yale Victor, Leads Ivy League; Eli Runs Humble Princeton, 44 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ "Princeton Sets Back Cornell, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1977. p. S8.
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