1988 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1988 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League .
In their second year under head coach Steve Tosches , the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 269 to 208. Quarterback Jason Garrett was the team captain.[ 1]
Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 130.[ 2]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Cornell
W 26–17 12,000 [ 3]
September 24 Holy Cross *
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 26–30 10,200 [ 4]
October 1 Brown
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 31–27 10,800 [ 5]
October 8 at Columbia
L 13–16 5,420 [ 6]
October 15 at Bucknell *
W 41–35 8,645 [ 7]
October 22 Harvard
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 23–8 17,400 [ 8]
October 29 Penn
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) L 23–31 24,500 [ 9]
November 5 Colgate *
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 45–13 2,000 [ 10]
November 12 at Yale
W 24–7 23,688 [ 11]
November 19 Dartmouth
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 17–24 8,500 [ 12]
References
^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University . p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. pp. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Knobelman, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Princeton Opens by Shading Big Red" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 25, 1988). "Holy Cross Steals It, 30-26" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Goodman, Brett (October 2, 1988). "Princeton Hands Loss to Brown" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (October 16, 1988). "Tigers Rumble over Bison" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Powers, John (October 23, 1988). "Princeton Dumps Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (October 30, 1988). "Penn Cracks Tigers" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (November 6, 1988). "Tigers Splash to Easy Victory" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (November 13, 1988). "Tigers End Jinx of Yale" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (November 20, 1988). "Tigers' Season Ends in Defeat" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com .
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