1960-61 Princeton Tigers — schedule and results

The 1960-61 Princeton Tigers went 18-8 (11-3 in the Ivy) under head coach Cappy Cappon,Jake McCandless. Simple Rating System: 0.28.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1960-12-03vs Lafayette LeopardsW 69–50Dillon Gym
1960-12-06vs Temple OwlsW 74–64Dillon Gym
1960-12-09vs Navy MidshipmenW 85–72Dillon Gym
1960-12-12at Villanova WildcatsL 46–75Villanova Field House
1960-12-15at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsW 94–92College Avenue Gymnasium
1960-12-31at Canisius Golden GriffinsL 73–79Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1961-01-02at UConn HuskiesW 88–76UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
1961-01-04at Columbia LionsW 76–66University Gymnasium
1961-01-07at Cornell Big RedW 64–57Barton Hall
1961-01-13vs Brown BearsW 71–60Dillon Gym
1961-01-14vs Yale BulldogsW 78–63Dillon Gym
1961-01-28at Army Black KnightsL 62–64USMA Fieldhouse
1961-01-31vs Colgate RaidersW 75–58Dillon Gym
1961-02-07vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 77–55Dillon Gym
1961-02-10at Brown BearsW 66–61Marvel Gym
1961-02-11at Yale BulldogsL 69–72Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1961-02-17vs Columbia LionsW 99–69Dillon Gym
1961-02-18vs Cornell Big RedW 79–57Dillon Gym
1961-02-24at Harvard CrimsonW 80–73Lavietes Pavilion
1961-02-25at Dartmouth Big GreenL 69–73Alumni Gym
1961-03-03vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 68–54Dillon Gym
1961-03-04vs Harvard CrimsonW 71–59Dillon Gym
1961-03-08at Pennsylvania QuakersL 73–88The Palestra
1961-03-14neutral George Washington RevolutionariesW 84–67Madison Square Garden (III)
1961-03-17neutral Saint Joseph's HawksL 67–72Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1961-03-18neutral St. Bonaventure BonniesL 67–85Charlotte Coliseum (I)

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