1955 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season

1955 Princeton Tigers football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 7–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Charlie Caldwell (11th season)

Captain| Royce Flippin
Home stadium| Palmer Stadium

Seasons

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1956 ->

1955 Ivy League football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princeton $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Yale | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cornell | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Harvard | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Brown | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Columbia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Penn | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1955 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1955 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 139 to 66. Royce Flippin was the team captain.[1]

This would be Princeton's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Princeton had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. All seven Ivy League opponents appeared on Princeton's 1955 schedule; the Tigers had been playing most of their games against (future) Ivy teams for decades.

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24 |  Rutgers |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| W 41–7|  18,500 |  [2]
October 1 |  Columbia |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 20–7|  15,500 |  [3]
October 8 | at Penn |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| W 7–0|  24,325 |  [4]
October 15 |  Colgate |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 6–15|  7,000 |  [5]
October 22 | at Cornell |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| W 26–20|  25,000 |  [6]
October 29 |  Brown |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 14–7|  22,500 |  [7]
November 5 | at Harvard |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| L 6–7|  21,000 |  [8]
November 12 |  Yale |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| W 13–0|  46,000 |  [9]
November 19 |  Dartmouth |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| W 6–3|  20,000 |  [10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 24, 1955). "Princeton Routs Rutgers, 41 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 2, 1955). "Tigers Vanquish Columbia on Second-Half Drive, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 9, 1955). "Princeton Trips Penn Eleven, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 16, 1955). "Colgate Topples Princeton, 15 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 23, 1955). "Princeton Beats Cornell; Tiger Backs Star". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1955). "Princeton's Team Trips Brown, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 6, 1955). "Harvard Trips Princeton, 7-6; Crosby Kick Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 13, 1955). "Princeton Stops Yale, 13-0; Flippin Tiger Ace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1955). "Princeton Victor, 6-3; Tigers Win Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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Princeton Tigers football

Venues|

* University Field (1876–1913)
* Palmer Stadium (1914–1996)
* Powers Field at Princeton Stadium (1998–present)

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