1972 Princeton Tigers football team

1972 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–5–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMichael L. Kincaid
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 5 1 1 7 1 1
Yale 5 2 0 7 2 0
Penn 4 3 0 6 3 0
Cornell 4 3 0 6 3 0
Harvard 3 3 1 4 4 1
Princeton 2 4 1 3 5 1
Columbia 2 4 1 3 5 1
Brown 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League.

In their fourth and final year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored 161 to 118. Michael L. Kincaid was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 2–4–1 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 120 to 87 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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.