1953_Princeton_Tigers_football_team

1953 Princeton Tigers football team

1953 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1953 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1953 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 204 to 144. Homer A. Smith was the team captain.[1]

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The Tigers were ranked No. 19 in the preseason AP poll but dropped out of the rankings after the first week of play.

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

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References

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    "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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    Sheehan, Joseph M. (September 27, 1953). "Princeton Beats Lafayette, 20-14; Rally Saves Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1953). "Princeton Beats Columbia, 20-19; Pass Saves Tigers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Nichols, Joseph C. (October 11, 1953). "Tigers Vanquish Rutgers by 9 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 18, 1953). "Middies Pin Worst Setback on Tiger Eleven in 85 Years". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Werden, Lincoln A. (October 25, 1953). "Cornell Overcomes Princeton, 26 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Werden, Lincoln A. (November 1, 1953). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 27-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 8, 1953). "Princeton Tops Harvard; Tiger Pass Wins, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Danzig, Allison (November 15, 1953). "Yale Defeats Princeton, 26-24; Elis Click on Pass". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    Nichols, Joseph C. (November 22, 1953). "Indians Post 34-12 Triumph After Fast Princeton Start". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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