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1967 Princeton Tigers football team

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1967 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Dick Colman (11th season)
Captain	Elam M. (Lee) Hitchner III
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Yale $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1967 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. After gaining a share of the Ivy League crown the previous year, Princeton fell to a fourth-place tie in 1967.

In their eleventh year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 233 to 162. Elam M. (Lee) Hitchner III was the team captain.^[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 183 to 141.^[2]

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

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Rutgers*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 22–21	41,000	^[3]
October 7	atColumbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28–14	16,382	^[4]
October 14	atCornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 13–47	21,000	^[5]
October 21	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 28–0	22,000	^[6]
October 28	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 28–14	22,000	^[7]
November 4	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 48–14	10,000	^[8]
November 11	atHarvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 45–6	35,000	^[9]
November 18	Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–29	43,000	^[10]
November 25	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–17	31,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References[edit]

^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

^ Danzig, Allison (October 1, 1967). "Princeton Halts Rutgers by 22-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Danzig, Allison (October 8, 1967). "Tigers, Led by Weber, Top Lions 17th Time in a Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Danzig, Allison (October 15, 1967). "Cornell Crushes Princeton, 47-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Anderson, Dave (October 22, 1967). "Princeton Routs Colgate, 28-0, as Fumbles Lead to All Tiger Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.

^ Adams, Frank S. (October 29, 1967). "Princeton Scores 4 Times, Then Holds Off Penn Rally to Gain 28-14 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.

^ Adams, Frank S. (November 5, 1967). "Princeton Trounces Brown, 48-14, as Bracken Tallies Three Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.

^ Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1967). "Moore's 5 Touchdowns Help Rout Harvard, 45-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Danzig, Allison (November 19, 1967). "Elis Win, 29-7, and Clinch First Ivy Title Since 1960". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Litsky, Frank (November 26, 1967). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton, 17-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

v t e Princeton Tigers football
Venues	University Field (1876–1913) Palmer Stadium (1914–1996) Powers Field at Princeton Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Legacy Bowl Harvard Penn Rutgers Yale
Culture & lore	First American football game (painting) 1922 Chicago game Poe brothers The Tiger "Princeton Cannon Song" Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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