1974 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1974 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Princeton tied for fifth in the Ivy League.

1974 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–4–1 (3–4 Ivy League)
Head coach	Robert Casciola (2nd season)
Captain	Thomas H. Schalch
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Penn	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Cornell	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In their second year under head coach Robert Casciola, the Tigers compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 160. Thomas H. Schalch was the team captain.^[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 149 to 130.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Rutgers*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	T 6–6	26,000	[3]
October 5	Columbia	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 40–13	13,000	[4]
October 12	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 14–7	18,000	[5]
October 19	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 33–24	20,000	[6]
October 26	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 18–20	23,317	[7]
November 2	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 13–17	10,000	[8]
November 9	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 17–34	30,000	[9]
November 16	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 6–19	29,548	[10]
November 23	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 41–20	12,500	[11]
*Non-conference game