1976 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1976 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for last place in the Ivy League.

1976 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1976 record2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coachRobert Casciola (4th season)
CaptainDaniel E. Fournier
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1976 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Brown + 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their fourth year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 152 to 63. Daniel E. Fournier was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 118 to 56 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Cornell
W 3–0 14,000 [3]
September 25 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 0–17 29,500 [4]
October 2 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–13 12,000 [5]
October 9 at Columbia
W 9–6 6,745 [6]
October 16 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–17 18,000 [7]
October 23 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 14–20 18,000 [8]
October 30 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 9–10 10,000 [9]
November 6 at Yale
L 7–39 33,218 [10]
November 13 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–33 14,500 [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. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Princeton Beats Cornell on Howe's Kick, 3-0; Recovery of Fumbled Punt Sets Up Tiger 23-Yarder". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1976. pp. S6, S7.
  4. White, Gordon S., Jr. (September 26, 1976). "Rutgers Tops Princeton; Knights Triumph by 17-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1, S7.
  5. McGowen, Deane (October 3, 1976). "Brown, Rutgers Remain Undefeated". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S1.
  6. "Princeton Back Stars in 9-3 Win at Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 10, 1976. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Bruns, John (October 17, 1976). "Tiger Defense Crumbles". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Roberts, Ernie (October 24, 1976). "A Defensive Dandy -- Baggott Saves Harvard, 20-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bruns, John (October 31, 1976). "Penn Nips Tigers in Late Seconds". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Wallace, William N. (November 7, 1976). "Brown and Yale Post Victories, Stay Deadlocked for Ivy Lead; Elis Rout Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 14, 1976). "Dartmouth Routs Princeton; Tigers Suffer Their 11th Straight Loss at Home, 33 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
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