Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1985 Ivy League football standings The 1985 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second in the Ivy League.
In their first year under head coach Ron Rogerson, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record and were also even on points, scoring 212 and allowing 212. Anthony P. DiTommaso and James G. Petrucci were the team captains.[1]
Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for second-best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 96.[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 21 | at Dartmouth | W 10–3 | 10,985 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | Lehigh* |
| L 13–34 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | at Brown | L 0–17 | 5,600 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | Columbia |
| W 31–0 | 7,080 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | No. 20 Colgate* |
| L 44–49 | 8,795 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Harvard | W 11–6 | 18,000 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | at Penn | L 21–31 | 33,479 | [9] | |||
| November 9 | William & Mary* |
| L 28–33 | 6,738 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | Yale |
| W 21–12 | 8,941 | [11] | ||
| November 23 | Cornell |
| W 33–27 | 8,917 | [12] | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (September 22, 1985). "Princeton Grinds, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 68. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57209104/1985-dartmouth-princeton/.
- ↑ Will-Weber, Mark (September 29, 1985). "Lehigh Tames Tigers". The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57210300/1985-lehigh-princeton/.
- ↑ Pave, Martin (October 6, 1985). "Brown Blocks Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 69. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57213715/1985-brown-princeton/.
- ↑ Esterman, Sue (October 13, 1985). "Records Fall as Princeton Drubs Columbia, 31-0". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): pp. C1, C13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57215364/1985-columbia-princeton/.
- ↑ Esterman, Sue (October 20, 1985). "Colgate Rallies to Defeat Princeton, 49-44". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): pp. E1, E12. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57217359/1985-colgate-princeton/.
- ↑ Monahan, Bob (October 27, 1985). "Princeton Bursts, 11-6". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 66. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57219538/1985-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Freligh, Sarajane (November 3, 1985). "Penn, Three TDs Down, Recovers for 31-21 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 1-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57220753/1985-penn-princeton/.
- ↑ Lettis, Louis (November 10, 1985). "Princeton Falls, 33-28, to William & Mary". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 13-E, 16-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57223041/1985-princeton-wm/.
- ↑ Esterman, Sue (November 17, 1985). "Princeton Hands Yale 21-12 Loss". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. D1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57225016/1985-princeton-yale/.
- ↑ Esterman, Sue (November 24, 1985). "Tigers Defeat Cornell". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. D1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57227652/1985-cornell-princeton/.
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