1946 Princeton Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Princeton Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach= Charlie Caldwell
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Palmer Stadium
}}
{{1946 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1946 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Charlie Caldwell, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a total of 130 to 104.{{cite web|title=1946 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1946-schedule.html}}{{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 was ranked at No. 57 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.{{cite news|title=Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=December 15, 1946|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Princeton played its 1946 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = yes
| source = yes
| rankyear = 1946
| poll = AP
|October 5||Brown|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|W 33-12| 16,000 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Rally Stops Brown, 33-12 |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=October 6, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
|October 12||Harvard|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ (rivalry)|L 12-13| 35,000 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Wins, 13-12 |first=Frank |last=O'Gara |date=October 13, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66905674/1946-harvard-princeton/ }}
|October 19||Rutgers
|October 26||Cornell|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|L 7-14| 33,000 | {{cite news |title=Cornell Topples Princeton by 14-7 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=October 27, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
|November 2|at|No. 3 Penn|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|W 17-14| 72,000 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Beats Penn in Major Upset of Season, 17-14; 30-Yard Field Goal in Last Minute of Play Gives Tiger Eleven Real Surprise Victory |first=Gayle |last=Talbot |date=November 3, 1946 |page=18 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66932617/1946-penn-princeton/ }}
|November 9||Virginia
|November 16|at|No. 18 Yale|Yale Bowl|New Haven, CT (rivalry)|L 2-30| 70,000 | {{cite news |title=Yale Rips Tiger, 30-2 |first=Dick |last=Young |date=November 17, 1946 |page=C47 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66939575/1946-princeton-yale/ }}
|November 23||Dartmouth|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|L 13-20| 34,000 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Tops Princeton; Tigers Bow, 20-13 |first=William D. |last=Richardson |date=November 24, 1946 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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