The 1931 Princeton Tigers football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

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. In their first and only season under head coach

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, the Tigers finished with a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 164 to 55. End William H. Yeckley was elected as the team captain. No Princeton players were selected as first-team honorees on the

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. Wittmer resigned as Princeton's head football coach on December 19, 1931. He retained his post the school's head basketball coach.

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