Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1986 Ivy League football standings The 1986 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their second and final year under head coach Ron Rogerson, the Tigers compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 262 to 123. Kevin L. Armstrong and Edwin J. Elton were the team captains.[1]
Princeton's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 145 to 81 by Ivy opponents.[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 20 | at Cornell | L 8–39 | 13,500 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | Northwestern* |
| L 0–37 | 8,750 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | Brown |
| L 10–24 | 9,375 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Columbia | W 20–14 | 8,150 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | at Lehigh* |
| L 28–48 | 11,500 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | Harvard |
| W 14–3 | 20,500 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | No. 8 Penn |
| L 10–23 | 18,500 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at No. 8 William & Mary* | L 14–32 | 11,300 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | at Yale | L 13–14 | 22,202 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | Dartmouth |
| L 6–28 | 8,200 | [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. pp. 31-32. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Cornell Tames Tigers". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 76. September 21, 1986. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57264746/1986-cornell-princeton/.
- ↑ Kloehn, Steve (September 28, 1986). "Northwestern Overwhelms Princeton, 37-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57265337/1986-princeton-northwestern/.
- ↑ Vanderbeek, Brian (October 5, 1986). "First-Half Doldrums Once Again at Fault in Princeton Defeat". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57269065/1986-brown-princeton/.
- ↑ Kloehn, Steve (October 12, 1986). "Princeton Holds Off Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 11-D, 16-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57277323/1986-columbia-princeton/.
- ↑ Kloehn, Steve (October 19, 1986). "Fill-In Quarterback Leads Lehigh Past Princeton, 48-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 14-D, 16-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57278517/1986-lehigh-princeton/.
- ↑ Cadigan, Barry (October 26, 1986). "Fired-Up Princeton Burns Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 76. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57299991/1986-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Freligh, Sarajane (November 2, 1986). "Penn Tops Princeton to Hit 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 1-D, 16-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57301765/1986-penn-princeton/.
- ↑ Fairbank, Dave (November 9, 1986). "W&M Rolls, 32-14". Daily Press (Newport News, Va.): p. B1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57304122/1986-princeton-wm/.
- ↑ Sudyk, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Yale's Comeback Shocks Princeton". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.): p. E9. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57305458/1986-princeton-yale/.
- ↑ Esterman, Sue (November 23, 1986). "Easy Win over Princeton Sends Away Green Coach". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306758/1986-dartmouth-princeton/.
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