1964 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1964 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. A year after sharing an Ivy League co-championship, Princeton went undefeated to win the league outright.

1964 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
1964 record9–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainCosmo Iacavazzi
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1964 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton $ 7 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Yale 4 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Cornell 3 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Brown 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Columbia 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
Penn 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their eighth year under head coach Dick Colman, the Tigers compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents 216 to 53. Cosmo Iacavazzi, who would later be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, was the team captain.[1] At the end of the year, the Tigers were ranked No. 13 in the nation the UPI Coaches Poll.

Princeton's 7–0 conference record was the best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 197 to 46.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Rutgers*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 10–7 38,000 [3]
October 3 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 23–13 22,000 [4]
October 10 at Dartmouth
W 37–7 15,580 [5]
October 17 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 9–0 20,000 [6]
October 24 at Penn
W 55–0 14,982 [7]
October 31 at Brown
W 14–0 16,700 [8]
November 7 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 16–0 39,000 [9]
November 14 at Yale
W 35–14 60,173 [10]
November 21 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 17–12 32,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Adams, Frank S. (September 27, 1964). "Princeton Capitalizes on Two Rutgers Misplays and Registers 10-7 Triumph". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
  4. Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1964). "Princeton Defeats Columbia, 23 to 13; Iacavazzi Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Adams, Frank S. (October 11, 1964). "Princeton Routs Dartmouth, 37-7, as M'Kay Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Adams, Frank S. (October 18, 1964). "Unbeaten Princeton Sets Back Colgate, 9-0, for Fourth Triumph of Season". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  7. Adams, Frank S. (October 25, 1964). "Princeton Wins from Penn, 55-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Cady, Steve (November 1, 1964). "Unbeaten Tigers Top Brown, 14-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Litsky, Frank (November 8, 1964). "Harvard Is Crushed, 16-0; 3 Field Goals Help". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Danzig, Allison (November 15, 1964). "Princeton Takes Ivy Title; Yale Loses, 35-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Danzig, Allison (November 22, 1964). "Princeton Downs Cornell; Tiger 17-12 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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