1944 Princeton Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1944
| team = Princeton Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 1–2
| head_coach = Harry Mahnken
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Palmer Stadium
}}
{{1944 Eastern college football independents records}}
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.{{cite web|title=2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide|publisher=Princeton University |page=127 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/princeton.sidearmsports.com/documents/2008/8/7/135152.pdf |access-date=April 10, 2020}} Princeton played its 1944 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1944|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|W 16-6|{{cite news|title=Princeton Opens Season By Defeating Muhlenberg|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 12, 1944|page=S3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48416843/princeton-opens-season-by-defeating/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18||{{cfb link|year=1944|team=Swarthmore Garnet Tide|title=Swarthmore}}|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|L 0-3|{{cite news|title=Swarthmore Nips Princeton As Work Kicks Field Goal|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 19, 1944|page=2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48417117/swarthmore-nips-princeton/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25||Atlantic City NAS|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|L 6-31|{{cite news |author= |title=A. C. Naval Airmen Meet Princeton Eleven Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/122934087/ |newspaper=Atlantic City Press |location=Atlantic City, New Jersey |date=November 25, 1944 |page=12 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Atlantic City NAS Crushes Princeton|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 26, 1944|page=3S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48417881/atlantic-city-nas-crushes-princeton/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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