1970 Princeton Tigers football team

1970 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDennis J. Burns
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Dartmouth $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Yale 5 2 0 7 2 0
Harvard 5 2 0 7 2 0
Cornell 4 3 0 6 3 0
Princeton 3 4 0 5 4 0
Penn 2 5 0 4 5 0
Columbia 1 6 0 3 6 0
Brown 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their second year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 196 to 180. Dennis J. Burns was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 175 to 130 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

  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.