Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1987 Ivy League football standings The 1987 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for fourth in the Ivy League.
In their first year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 230 to 155. Matthew B. Whalen was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 95.[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 19 | at Dartmouth | W 34–3 | 8,919 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | at Davidson* | W 42–6 | 2,814 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | at Brown | L 7-13 | 7,100 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | Columbia |
| W 38–8 | 11,247 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | Lehigh* |
| W 16–15 | 13,800 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | at Harvard | L 19–24 | 20,200 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | at Penn | W 17–7 | 31,255 | [9] | |||
| November 7 | Colgate* |
| L 15–39 | 8,653 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | Yale |
| L 19–34 | 26,029 | [11] | ||
| November 21 | Cornell |
| W 23–6 | 4,134 | [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. 32. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Roberts, Ernie (September 20, 1987). "Tigers Roar; Garrett Brothers Fire Up Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 60. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357320/1987-dartmouth-princeton/.
- ↑ Lloyd, Harry (September 27, 1987). "Princeton Wraps Up Davidson". The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.): p. 14D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57360637/1987-princeton-davidson/.
- ↑ O'Brien, Ken (October 4, 1987). "Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57362044/1987-brown-princeton/.
- ↑ Grumhaus, David (October 11, 1987). "Columbia Sets Mark for Losses; Princeton Rolls; Lions' Streak 35". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57363069/1987-columbia-princeton/.
- ↑ Grumhaus, David, Jr. (October 18, 1987). "Princeton Defeats Lehigh, 16-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 9-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57364092/1987-lehigh-princeton/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1987). "Harvard 'D" the Key, 24-19". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 70. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57365433/1987-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Longman, Jere (November 1, 1987). "Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 1-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367564/1987-penn-princeton/.
- ↑ Knobelman, Bob (November 8, 1987). "Colgate Brushes Tigers". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. D1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57368286/1987-colgate-princeton/.
- ↑ Grumhaus, David, Jr. (November 15, 1987). "Yale Romps over Princeton, 34-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57368832/1987-princeton-yale/.
- ↑ Knobelman, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Princeton Rips Cornell to Finish Season 6-4". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E11. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57370134/1987-cornell-princeton/.
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