1944 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1944 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Harry Mahnken, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by a total of 40 to 22.[1] Princeton played its 1944 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.

1944 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army     9 0 0
Yale     7 0 1
Harvard     5 1 0
Bucknell     7 2 1
Penn State     6 3 0
Penn     5 3 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Cornell     5 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Drexel     2 2 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Brown     3 4 1
Temple     2 4 2
Syracuse     2 4 1
Princeton     1 2 0
Dartmouth     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 0
NYU     2 5 0
Columbia     2 6 0
Tufts     1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 8 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 11MuhlenbergW 16–6[2]
November 18Swarthmore
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–3[3]
November 25Atlantic City NAS
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 6–31[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Princeton Opens Season By Defeating Muhlenberg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1944. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Swarthmore Nips Princeton As Work Kicks Field Goal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1944. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A. C. Naval Airmen Meet Princeton Eleven Today". Atlantic City Press. Atlantic City, New Jersey. November 25, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Atlantic City NAS Crushes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1944. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.