In its fifth season under head coach Fritz Crisler, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 80.
[1][2] The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Bill Montgomery was the team captain.
[2] Three Princeton players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) to the 1936 All-Eastern college football team: Charles Toll at tackle (AP-1); Ken Sandbach at quarterback (AP-2); and Bill Montgomery at guard (AP-2).
[3] Toll was also selected by the AP as a second-team player on the 1936 All-America college football team.