1954 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season

1954 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Yale	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Cornell	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Brown	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1954 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1954 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the Tigers compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 182 to 124. Jack Henn was the team captain.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Rutgers	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 10–8	23,000
October 2	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 54–20	18,000
October 9	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 13–7	35,000
October 16	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 20–21	15,000
October 23	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–27	30,000
October 30	Colgate	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	T 6–6	23,000
November 6	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 9–14	30,000
November 13	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 21–14	11,000
November 20	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 49–7	23,000

"Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
Blunk, Frank M. (September 26, 1954). "Princeton Tops Rutgers, 10-8; Tiger Line Holds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 3, 1954). "Columbia Routed by Tigers, 54-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Danzig, Allison (October 10, 1954). "Princeton Tops Penn, 13-7; Tigers Are Alert". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Nichols, Joseph C. (October 17, 1954). "Bruins Overcome Princeton, 21-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (October 24, 1954). "Ithacans Trounce Tigers with Strong Ground Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Blunk, Frank M. (October 31, 1954). "Late Colgate Tally Gains 6-to-6 Draw with Tigers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 7, 1954). "Harvard Tops Princeton, 14-9; Drive Trips Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Danzig, Allison (November 14, 1954). "Princeton Upsets Yale, 21-14; Flippin Tiger Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1954). "Tigers Trounce Dartmouth Despite 7-7 Halftime Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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