Dartmouth at Princeton
Saturday, November 23, 1935 Share
Princeton beat Dartmouth 26–6. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 12–3–1.
FinalHigh 50°F, low 31°F, 0.71 in. of snow
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 24, 1935, page 27
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BLIZZARD BLURS TIGERS 266 WIN Spectator Joins Big Green Line as victorS Score Final Touchdown. ~ H1NCE1ON, ~. j., NONcHlUcI 60 / - Trapped between two terrific Y storms, Dartmouth’s hitherto t i unbeaten Indians were swept ! of their feet in a blizzard OF snow J today and then blasted by q barrage J. of Princeton touchdowns that carried the Tigers to the top of the Eastern e foot ball heap. = Before a roaring, shivering crowd S of $1,000, the biggest ever assembled t in Palmer Stadium, Princeton spotted ! Dartmouth an early touchdown, then 2 came back TO cross the Green’s goal line fou- times and win by the decisive score Of 26 to 6 with a display OF = power that was astonishing under / the circumstances. !, On a gridiron better suited for : snow shoe race than foot ball game. 5 with a thick blanket Of snow covering ! the entire field and the players fire. quently half hidden from the specta- 5 tors, Princeton registered its eighth = successive victory of the 1885 season ! and clinched the Eastern ivy League !, championship with q convincing ‘ demonstration of power and ball-han- = ding skill under adverse conditions. J Dartmouth thrilled the capacity 3 crowd by rushing over touchdown E In the first period, aided by blocked : punt deep in Tiger territory, but the E six-point lead didn’t last long. Be. t fore the first quarter ended, Prince ton roared back to score on a 35-yard touchdown dash by Paul Pauk, take the lead on Ken Sandbach’s place I ment kick for the extra point and keep complete command of the game ! from that stage until the finish. S Dartmouth Runners Bottled. : PRINCETON tailed again In the second period, stood of Dart mouths brief third-period threat and then put the Indians to rout with two : more touchdowns in the final quarter. !. Chick kaufman, Gary lie Van and Jack White lugged the ball across the Dartmouth goal line In a succession Of smashing drives to demonstrate that neither snowstorm nor the opposition could check the feet array Of Tiger ball carriers . Despite conditions which made the breaks” frequent, there was no doubt about the outcome once Princeton’s 3 big, well-drilled line got the upper hand IN its brisk battle with the scrappy Dartmouth forwards Led by Steve Cullinan, who played a spec tacular game at center for three PEI riods, and the giant Charley Toll, 2lo,. pound sophomore tackle, Princetons / forwards smothered the Green run. ming attack so completely that Dart. mouth registered net gain Of only Is yards from scrimmage. The M E vaders advanced the ball IS yards by rushing but were tossed for losses E aggregating so yards. DartmouthS widely heralded air i attack failed to materialize, not alone e because or the handicap of weather conditions, but because the Green rare. ly was in spot where it could afford ] TO risk passes. -Four out of II were E completed, but the longest passes to be e caught came too late in the game to J. give the Tigers any serious worry. = Tigers Lone Pass Success. e MEANWHILE Princeton, register e ing 10 first downs to Dartmouth’s !, 6, rolled up 1s9 yards from scrimmaee |, and completed the only pass it tried = all afternoon. After capitalizine on a E KICKOFF break In the first period to get possession on Dartmouth’s a and 4 taking the lead on Pauk’s touchdown, = the Tigers played conservative but highly efficient and effective foot ball, . They completed 48-yard march for their second touchdown early in > the second period. kaufman took the : ball over after alternating with lie Van = = in succession Of short gains on : orthodox power plays. Princeton ran : almost exclusively from short kick formation throughout the game and simply applied the pressure until Dart mouth yielded. ] After taking the ball on downs on y their own 24yard line, late in the third s quarter. ending a brief Dartmouth r drive, the Tigers ran wild through the storm and in spite of footing so slip o perry that players often skidded half I dozen yards after being tackled. With lie Van and kaufman again furnishing 4 the spark, Princeton drove 40 yards 2 for q third touchdown after lie Van : recovered punt fumbled by John Handrahan. lie Van took the ball : over. The Tigers were bucking the wind now, but 1t didn’t seem to matter. Sandbach, whose field generalship . was superb throughout, took over Q !. major share Of the ball-carrying for change and personally lugged the ball most Of the way in a 50-yard drive capped by Jack Whites plunge across : the goal line Having missed two of his three at. tempted conversions with place-kicks, Sandbach shifted his strategy and Capt. PEPPER Constable plunged across for Princeton’s final point. Spectator Joins Players. THE final Tiger touchdown was marked by the sudden and . startling appearance Of an enthusiast tic spectator in the midst Of the play, Princeton was hammering at the goal t line when q hatless individual dashed from the lower stands and took his place in the Dartmouth line before anybody could stop him. He was 5 caught In the middle of Tiger of. t tackle thrust, but emerged, apparently J unhurt, and was hustled on the grid

, November 24, 1935
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TIGERS CLAW INDIANS 26–6 Princeton Maintains Her Undefeated Record In East PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. %. Up Trapped between two terrific storms, Dartmouth’s hitherto unbeaten In dams were swept off their feet in a blizzard Of snow Saturday and then blasted by q barrage Of Princeton touchdowns that carried me T.gers &c the top of the eastern football heap. Before a roaring shivering crowd Of $1,000 the biggest ever assembled in Palmer Stadium, Princeton spot ted Dartmouth an early touch down, then came back TO cross the Green’s goal lire four times and win by the decisive score Of rs 10 8 with a display OF power astcnishing under the circumstances. With a thick blanket Of snow COW ering the entire field and the play ers frequently half hidden from the view. Princeton registered its eighth successive victory Of the 1895 sea son and clinched the eastern Ivy League championship. Dartmouth rushed over a touch down in the first period. aided by a blocked punt deep in Tiger territory, but before the quarter ended. Prince ton scored on. a 35-yard touchdown dash BY Paul Pauk. and took the lead on Ken Sandbach’s placement kick. Princeton tailed again in the Sec ond, stood off Dartmouth’s brief third-period threat and then put the Indians to rout with two more in the final quarter. Chick kaufman. Gary lie Van and Jack White lIgged the ball across in a succession Of smash ing drives to demonstrate that neither a snowStcrm nor the oppositon could check the fleet array Of Tiger ball carriers. Princeton’s forwards sm0thered the Green running attack SO COM pleteiy that Dartmouth registered 4 net gain Of only IS yards from scrimmage. The invaders actually advance ed the ball SIS yards by rushing but were also tossed for losses averaging 50 Yards.

The Waterbury Democrat, November 25, 1935, page 17
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otre Dame Would Turn DoDn rDation To Rose BoOI Gae Dartmouth Snosced Under At Princeton At the start it was easy to keep g line on the PrincetOn-DartmOuth game, played at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N. J. Chamberlin is shown at right bunting for Dart mouth in the first quarter, with the visibility fair and the stripes on the gridirOn whitely outlined against the greensward. What a difference 15 minutes made is ap- parent below. Flying snow veiAs the players and play. The official in the right foreground is signal- ling that aufman just carried the ball across the snow concealed goal line for . Princeton touch down. The Tigers went on to beat the hitherto undefeated Dart mouth team 26 to 6.

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 25, 1935, page 5 (results column)
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GRID SCORES The following are final scores of football games played last Saturday afternoon: Nevada 6; Idaho 26. Maryland 12; Georgetown 6 Loyola at Los Angeles 6; UCLA IA. Iowa O; Northwestern 0. Chicago ‘; Illinois 6. Detroit 6; Duquesne 13. Oregon State 0; Montana 0. Baylor O; Southern Methodist 10. Rice 6; Texas Christian 27. Washington 6; Oregon 2. Stanford 13; California o. Army 34; Vermont o. Princeton 26; Dartmouth 6. Villanova 21; Temple A. Yale IA; Harvard 2. Ohio State 36; Michigan 0. Columbia IS; Brown 0. North Dakota ‘; Western Mary land 13. So. California 13; Notre Dame 20. Chicago T; Illinois 6. Special Delivery to Douglas Daily 2:3O P. M. Telephone 442 adv. SHOP IN JUNEAU!
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Princeton 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Dartmouth–Princeton gameDartmouth leads 42–38–3 in 83 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.
| 2025 | Dartmouth 20, Princeton 17 | |
| 2024 | Dartmouth 26, Princeton 17 | |
| 2023 | Dartmouth 23, Princeton 21 | |
| 2022 | Princeton 17, Dartmouth 14 | |
| 2021 | Dartmouth 31, Princeton 7 | |
| 2019 | Dartmouth 27, Princeton 10 |
Around this game
Dartmouth
- Next gameat ColumbiaNov. 30, 1935
- SeasonDartmouth in 1935
- ProgramDartmouth history and records
Princeton
- Next gameat YaleNov. 30, 1935
- SeasonPrinceton in 1935
- ProgramPrinceton history and records

