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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1990 Ivy League football standings The 1990 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their fourth year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 224 to 168. Mike Hirou was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 157 to 123 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 at Cornell L 14–17 14,000 [3]
September 22 Fordham* W 23–14 4,127 [4]
September 29 at Colgate* L 13–39 4,315 [5]
October 6 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 27–23 14,528 [6]
October 13 at Bucknell*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 9–14 8,432 [7]
October 20 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 20–23 24,345 [8]
October 27 at Columbia L 15–17 10,750 [9]
November 3 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 34–20 18,534 [10]
November 10 at Yale L 7–34 5,500 [11]
November 17 No. 17 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 6–23 9,842 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. "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.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 33-34. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Benson, Frank (September 17, 1990). "Big Red Holds On to Outlast Princeton". The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, N.Y.): p. B1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57748434/1990-cornell-princeton/.
  4. Shipley, John C., Jr. (September 23, 1990). "Princeton and Hamilton Outrun Fordham, 23-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 12-C. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57750389/1990-fordham-princeton/.
  5. Shipley, John C., Jr. (September 30, 1990). "Colgate Defeats Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 12-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57751450/1990-colgate-princeton/.
  6. Shipley, John C., Jr. (October 7, 1990). "Princeton Overcomes Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 14-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58415405/1990-brown-princeton/.
  7. Shipley, John C., Jr. (October 14, 1990). "Princeton Falls to Bucknell, 14-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 10-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58416468/1990-bucknell-princeton/.
  8. Knobelman, Bob (October 21, 1990). "Harvard Edges Princeton in Sloppy but Close Game". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58417903/1990-harvard-princeton/.
  9. Shipley, John C., Jr. (October 28, 1990). "Columbia Squeaks by Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 12-C. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58420479/1990-columbia-princeton/.
  10. Knobelman, Bob (November 4, 1990). "Tigers Strike Early, Beat Penn". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58424932/1990-penn-princeton/.
  11. Shipley, John C., Jr. (November 11, 1990). "Yale Cruises Past Princeton, 34-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 14-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58426032/1990-princeton-yale/.
  12. Shipley, John C., Jr. (November 18, 1990). "Dartmouth Wins, 23-6, Clinches Share of Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 12-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427346/1990-dartmouth-princeton/.
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