Princeton has won 12 Ivy League championships, including three in the last six years.
Below is a list of all 12 Ivy League championships for Princeton.
1957
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1-0 |
189 |
83 |
7-2-0 |
206 |
95 |
Dartmouth |
5-1-1 |
122 |
70 |
7-1-1 |
163 |
77 |
Yale |
4-2-1 |
165 |
88 |
6-2-1 |
212 |
88 |
Brown |
3-4-0 |
100 |
111 |
5-4-0 |
154 |
118 |
Cornell |
3-4-0 |
87 |
111 |
3-6-0 |
100 |
159 |
Penn |
3-4-0 |
100 |
84 |
3-6-0 |
121 |
140 |
Harvard |
2-5-0 |
64 |
173 |
3-5-0 |
78 |
180 |
Columbia |
1-6-0 |
41 |
148 |
1-8-0 |
54 |
214 |
Head Coach: Dick Colman Captain: John Sapoch, Jr.
Colman led Princeton to its first official Ivy League title in 1957, and it came down to the final day. Needing a win, tailback Dan Sachs scored three touchdowns to lead Princeton to a 34-14 win over Dartmouth at Palmer Stadium.
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1963
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
5-2-0 |
181 |
83 |
7-2-0 |
247 |
83 |
Dartmouth |
5-2-0 |
142 |
68 |
7-2-0 |
175 |
94 |
Harvard |
4-2-1 |
94 |
76 |
5-2-2 |
122 |
76 |
Yale |
4-3-0 |
101 |
78 |
6-3-0 |
135 |
78 |
Cornell |
4-3-0 |
111 |
144 |
5-4-0 |
152 |
165 |
Columbia |
2-4-1 |
113 |
116 |
4-4-1 |
190 |
165 |
Brown |
2-5-0 |
124 |
161 |
3-5-0 |
157 |
168 |
Penn |
1-6-0 |
43 |
183 |
3-6-0 |
97 |
189 |
Head Coach: Dick Colman Captain: William Guedel
Princeton, the league's highest-scoring team, shared the Ivy League title with Dartmouth, which pulled out a one-point win over the Tigers in the season finale. That would be Princeton’s final loss for a while, as the 1964 team made sure.
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1964
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
7-0-0 |
197 |
46 |
9-0-0 |
216 |
53 |
Harvard |
5-2-0 |
90 |
85 |
6-3-0 |
131 |
123 |
Yale |
4-2-1 |
124 |
110 |
6-2-1 |
195 |
120 |
Dartmouth |
4-3-0 |
167 |
129 |
6-3-0 |
235 |
135 |
Cornell |
3-4-0 |
184 |
122 |
3-5-1 |
196 |
137 |
Brown |
3-4-0 |
69 |
100 |
5-4-0 |
119 |
117 |
Columbia |
1-5-1 |
89 |
142 |
2-6-1 |
145 |
194 |
Penn |
0-7-0 |
28 |
206 |
1-8-0 |
48 |
222 |
Head Coach: Dick Colman Captain: Cosmo Iacavazzi
The last time Princeton went undefeated was 1964, when eventual Hall of Fame running back Cosmo Iacavazzi paced a dominant Tiger squad to its only perfect Ivy season. Princeton capped the perfect season with a 17-12 win over Cornell in the finale.
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1966
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1-0 |
119 |
84 |
7-2-0 |
135 |
103 |
Dartmouth |
6-1-0 |
250 |
117 |
7-2-0 |
273 |
131 |
Harvard |
6-1-0 |
156 |
53 |
8-1-0 |
229 |
60 |
Cornell |
4-3-0 |
138 |
122 |
6-3-0 |
181 |
157 |
Yale |
3-4-0 |
119 |
109 |
4-5-0 |
149 |
128 |
Columbia |
2-5-0 |
122 |
231 |
2-7-0 |
156 |
306 |
Penn |
1-6-0 |
117 |
181 |
2-7-0 |
176 |
237 |
Brown |
0-7-0 |
80 |
204 |
1-8-0 |
127 |
279 |
Head Coach: Dick Colman Captain: Walt Kozumbo
Princeton needed to run the table in November, and it began with an 18-14 comeback win over co-champ Harvard. The Tigers scored the final 15 points, then stopped Harvard by inches on fourth down inside the Princeton 20 to end the final Crimson drive.
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1969
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1-0 |
220 |
74 |
6-3-0 |
248 |
138 |
Dartmouth |
6-1-0 |
213 |
93 |
8-1-0 |
292 |
93 |
Yale |
6-1-0 |
151 |
88 |
7-2-0 |
206 |
127 |
Cornell |
4-3-0 |
127 |
113 |
4-5-0 |
148 |
162 |
Penn |
2-5-0 |
63 |
161 |
4-5-0 |
104 |
185 |
Harvard |
2-5-0 |
142 |
153 |
3-6-0 |
165 |
166 |
Brown |
1-6-0 |
68 |
170 |
2-7-0 |
95 |
200 |
Columbia |
1-6-0 |
48 |
180 |
1-8-0 |
84 |
237 |
Head Coach: Jake McCandless Captain: Ellis Moore
Princeton knocked off unbeaten Dartmouth by four touchdowns to earn a three-way share of the title. Hank Bjorklund rushed for three TDs in the 35-7 win.
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1989
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1-0 |
168 |
170 |
7-2-1 |
237 |
177 |
Yale |
6-1-0 |
150 |
80 |
8-2-0 |
239 |
170 |
Harvard |
5-2-0 |
134 |
120 |
5-5-0 |
207 |
257 |
Dartmouth |
4-3-0 |
115 |
82 |
5-5-0 |
170 |
178 |
Cornell |
2-5-0 |
114 |
142 |
4-6-0 |
158 |
194 |
Penn |
2-5-0 |
107 |
172 |
4-6-0 |
171 |
229 |
Brown |
2-5-0 |
137 |
156 |
2-8-0 |
170 |
265 |
Columbia |
1-6-0 |
104 |
170 |
1-9-0 |
130 |
287 |
Head Coach: Steve Tosches Captain: Franco Pagnanelli
Current head coach Bob Surace capped his playing career with Princeton’s first Ivy League title in two decades. Judd Garrett won the Bushnell Cup after rushing for 1,347 yards and 14 touchdowns. Princeton topped Cornell 21-7 in the finale to clinch a share of the title.
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1992
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1-0 |
181 |
102 |
8-2-0 |
264 |
175 |
Dartmouth |
6-1-0 |
245 |
144 |
8-2-0 |
364 |
203 |
Penn |
5-2-0 |
151 |
113 |
7-3-0 |
207 |
144 |
Cornell |
4-3-0 |
165 |
120 |
7-3-0 |
263 |
183 |
Harvard |
3-4-0 |
115 |
143 |
3-7-0 |
167 |
240 |
Yale |
2-5-0 |
103 |
154 |
4-6-0 |
161 |
209 |
Columbia |
2-5-0 |
136 |
214 |
3-7-0 |
205 |
286 |
Brown |
0-7-0 |
112 |
218 |
0-10-0 |
156 |
333 |
Head Coach: Steve Tosches Captain: Aaron Harris
Keith Elias rushed for 1,701 yards, the highest single-season total in Princeton history, and led the Tigers to a share of the Ivy League title with Dartmouth.
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1995
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
5-1-1 |
148 |
98 |
8-1-1 |
243 |
124 |
Penn |
5-2-0 |
192 |
124 |
7-3-0 |
274 |
199 |
Cornell |
5-2-0 |
203 |
159 |
6-4-0 |
261 |
222 |
Dartmouth |
4-2-1 |
139 |
102 |
7-2-1 |
221 |
137 |
Columbia |
3-4-0 |
142 |
200 |
3-6-1 |
201 |
281 |
Brown |
2-5-0 |
193 |
191 |
5-5-0 |
282 |
239 |
Yale |
2-5-0 |
114 |
170 |
3-7-0 |
172 |
247 |
Harvard |
1-6-0 |
112 |
199 |
2-8-0 |
183 |
258 |
Head Coach: Steve Tosches Captain: Dave Patterson
Some titles are decided on the final day, but this was decided on the final play. Freshman Alex Sierk hit a short field goal to tie Dartmouth 10-10 in the finale and give Princeton an outright championship. Captain Dave Patterson won the Bushnell Cup; no defensive player ever won it outright after that.
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2006
Team |
Ivy W-L |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1 |
163 |
129 |
9-1 |
233 |
179 |
Yale |
6-1 |
177 |
111 |
8-2 |
257 |
212 |
Harvard |
4-3 |
177 |
138 |
7-3 |
267 |
192 |
Cornell |
3-4 |
123 |
162 |
5-5 |
189 |
217 |
Penn |
3-4 |
153 |
129 |
5-5 |
228 |
191 |
Columbia |
2-5 |
66 |
135 |
5-5 |
150 |
163 |
Brown |
2-5 |
140 |
157 |
3-7 |
225 |
241 |
Dartmouth |
2-5 |
105 |
146 |
2-8 |
147 |
244 |
Head Coach: Roger Hughes Co-Captains: Luke Steckel, Jeff Terrell
Princeton rallied from three 14-point deficits to stun Yale 34-31 in New Haven and capture a share of the Ivy League title. Jeff Terrell threw for 445 yards in the game and went on to win the Bushnell Cup. Princeton had late comebacks in wins over Harvard and Penn (2 OT).
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2013
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1 |
317 |
169 |
8-2 |
437 |
246 |
Harvard |
6-1 |
253 |
156 |
9-1 |
371 |
227 |
Dartmouth |
5-2 |
214 |
124 |
6-4 |
286 |
195 |
Brown |
3-4 |
194 |
170 |
6-4 |
311 |
205 |
Yale |
3-4 |
175 |
193 |
5-5 |
269 |
277 |
Penn |
3-4 |
183 |
200 |
4-6 |
230 |
283 |
Cornell |
2-5 |
174 |
251 |
3-7 |
262 |
353 |
Columbia |
0-7 |
42 |
289 |
0-10 |
73 |
402 |
Head Coach: Bob Surace Co-Captains: Phillip Bhaya, Caraun Reid
Princeton set Ivy League records in both scoring offense and total offense, and went from last place in 2011 to a title two seasons later. Quinn Epperly, who set an NCAA record with 29 straight completions vs. Cornell, won the Bushnell Cup as Offensive Player of the Year.
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2016
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
6-1 |
252 |
74 |
8-2 |
346 |
164 |
Penn |
6-1 |
204 |
117 |
7-3 |
277 |
213 |
Harvard |
5-2 |
163 |
145 |
7-3 |
262 |
210 |
Brown |
3-4 |
135 |
179 |
4-6 |
204 |
265 |
Yale |
3-4 |
118 |
177 |
3-7 |
203 |
339 |
Cornell |
2-5 |
143 |
225 |
4-6 |
230 |
310 |
Columbia |
2-5 |
147 |
204 |
3-7 |
185 |
247 |
Dartmouth |
1-6 |
124 |
165 |
4-6 |
201 |
213 |
Head Coach: Bob Surace Co-Captains: Chad Kanoff, Joe Rhattigan, Dorian Williams
Princeton led the Ivy League in scoring/total/rushing offense, as well as scoring/total/rushing defense. John Lovett won the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year, while Kurt Holuba was a finalist for the Defensive honor. Princeton defeated co-champion Penn 28-0 on Powers Field.
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2018
Team |
Ivy W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Overall W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
Princeton |
7-0 |
303 |
170 |
10-0 |
470 |
130 |
Dartmouth |
6-1 |
204 |
117 |
9-1 |
277 |
213 |
Harvard |
4-3 |
163 |
145 |
6-4 |
262 |
210 |
Columbia |
3-4 |
135 |
179 |
6-4 |
204 |
265 |
Penn |
3-4 |
118 |
177 |
6-4 |
203 |
339 |
Yale |
3-4 |
143 |
225 |
5-5 |
230 |
310 |
Columbia |
2-5 |
147 |
204 |
3-7 |
185 |
247 |
Brown |
0-7 |
124 |
165 |
1-9 |
201 |
213 |
Head Coach: Bob Surace Captains: Mark Fossati, Kurt Holuba, Thomas Johnson, John Lovett
Princeton set the Ivy League record for most points per game in a season wtih 47.0 while putting together its first perfect season in 54 years. John Lovett won the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year for the second time, edging his teammate Jesper Horsted, the other finalist. Princeton had 18 All-Ivy League players.
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