1958-59 Princeton Tigers — schedule and results

The 1958-59 Princeton Tigers went 19-5 (13-1 in the Ivy) under head coach Cappy Cappon. Simple Rating System: 3.74.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1958-12-06at Lafayette LeopardsL 62–72Alumni Gym
1958-12-10vs Temple OwlsW 90–54Dillon Gym
1958-12-13vs Navy MidshipmenW 86–64Dillon Gym
1958-12-18at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsW 70–47College Avenue Gymnasium
1958-12-27at Ohio State BuckeyesL 66–75St. John Arena
1958-12-29vs Michigan WolverinesL 58–71Dillon Gym
1958-12-30neutral Army Black KnightsW 84–73
1959-01-05vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 72–57Dillon Gym
1959-01-09vs Yale BulldogsW 71–55Dillon Gym
1959-01-10vs Brown BearsW 66–44Dillon Gym
1959-01-16at Columbia LionsW 75–66University Gymnasium
1959-01-17at Cornell Big RedW 66–52Barton Hall
1959-01-31vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsW 75–48Dillon Gym
1959-02-06at Brown BearsW 61–48Marvel Gym
1959-02-07at Yale BulldogsW 78–63Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1959-02-13vs Columbia LionsW 86–71Dillon Gym
1959-02-14vs Cornell Big RedW 70–52Dillon Gym
1959-02-20at Harvard CrimsonW 61–56Lavietes Pavilion
1959-02-21at Dartmouth Big GreenL 59–71Alumni Gym
1959-02-27vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 83–67Dillon Gym
1959-02-28vs Harvard CrimsonW 73–65Dillon Gym
1959-03-04at Pennsylvania QuakersW 61–60The Palestra
1959-03-07neutral Dartmouth Big GreenL 68–69

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