The 1947 Princeton Tigers football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. In its third season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 100. Key players on the team included fullback George Franke and halfback George Sella. Princeton was ranked at No. 49 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final

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for 1947. The team played its home games at

Palmer Stadium Palmer Stadium was a stadium in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It hosted the Princeton University Tigers football team, as well as the track and field team. The stadium held 45,750 people at its peak and was opened in 1914 with a game ag ...

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