1988 Princeton Tigers football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–4 (4–3 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jason Garrett |
Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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September 17 | at Cornell | W 26–17 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
September 24 | Holy Cross* |
| L 26–30 | 10,200 | [4] | ||
October 1 | Brown |
| 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 |
| W 23–8 | 17,400 | [8] | ||
October 29 | Penn |
| L 23–31 | 24,500 | [9] | ||
November 5 | Colgate* |
| W 45–13 | 2,000 | [10] | ||
November 12 | at Yale | W 24–7 | 23,688 | [11] | |||
November 19 | Dartmouth |
| L 17–24 | 8,500 | [12] | ||
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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.