The 1926 Princeton Tigers football team represented

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in the

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. The team finished with a 5–1–1 record under 13th-year head coach Bill Roper. The Tigers' sole loss of the season was to

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by a 27–13 score. No Princeton players were selected as first-team honorees on the

1926 College Football All-America Team The 1926 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1926. The six selectors recognized by the NC ...

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