1942 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1942 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Tad Wieman, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 135 to 109. Dick Schmon was Princeton's team captain.^[1][2]

1942 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Tad Wieman (5th season)
Captain	Dick Schmon
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Williams			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	3	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	1
No. T–19 Holy Cross			–					5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	5	–	3
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	0
Harvard			–					2	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Manhattan			–					2	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Princeton was ranked at No. 73 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[3]

Princeton played its 1942 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Lakehurst NAS	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 20–6	6,000	[4]
October 3	Williams	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–19	8,000	[5]
October 10	vs. Navy	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 10–0	25,000	[6]
October 17	at No. 8 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	T 6–6	35,000	[7]
October 24	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 32–13	15,000
October 31	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 14–19	20,000
November 7	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 7–19	16,000
November 14	vs. Yale	Baker Field New York, NY (rivalry)	L 6–13	35,000	[8]
November 21	vs. Army	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 7–40	40,000	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1942 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Princeton Rolls Over Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 20 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1942. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Williams rally turns back Princeton in upset, 19–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1942. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers Top Navy, 10-0; Frosh Stars". New York Daily News. October 11, 1942. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Princeton Ties Penn, 6-6, in Grid Upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Elis Beat Tigers, 13-6". New York Daily News. November 15, 1942. p. C42 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Army Batters Tiger, 40-7; Woods Stars". New York Daily News. November 22, 1942. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.