1977 Princeton Tigers football team

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.

1977 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1977 record	3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Robert Casciola (5th season)
Captains	Bobby L. Isom Lawrence P. Lutz
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 11–14	12,200	[3]
September 24	Rutgers*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 6–10	19,500	[4]
October 1	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	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	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 20–7	19,000	[8]
October 29	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	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

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.