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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1991 Ivy League football standings The 1991 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished second in the Ivy League.

In their fifth year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 253 to 171. Jim Freeman was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 172 to 126.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Cornell W 18–0 12,124 [3]
September 28 at Fordham*
W 20–17 3,742 [4]
October 5 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 30–21 10,842 [5]
October 12 at Brown W 59–37 10,300 [6]
October 19 Bucknell*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 31–7 10,736 [7]
October 26 at Harvard L 21–24 21,506 [8]
November 2 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 22–6 8,428 [9]
November 9 at Penn W 17–12 25,617 [10]
November 16 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 22–16 30,820 [11]
November 23 at Dartmouth L 13–31 11,330 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. pp. 30-31. 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. p. 34. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 22, 1991). "Roghair Guides Princeton to Win over Cornell in Ivy". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58552922/1991-cornell-princeton/.
  4. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 29, 1991). "Fordham Fumble Leaves Princeton with Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 8-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554484/1991-fordham-princeton/.
  5. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 6, 1991). "Princeton Turns Back Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 12-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58556668/1991-colgate-princeton/.
  6. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 13, 1991). "Receiving Mark Tied as Princeton Wins, 59-37". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 10-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58557619/1991-brown-princeton/.
  7. Knobelman, Bob (October 20, 1991). "Princeton Rips Bucknell to Remain Undefeated at 5-0". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. D1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58558780/1991-bucknell-princeton/.
  8. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 27, 1991). "Princeton Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 10-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58559249/1991-harvard-princeton/.
  9. Knobelman, Bob (November 3, 1991). "Win Leaves Ivy Race in Princeton's Hands". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): pp. C1, C4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58577303/1991-columbia-princeton/.
  10. Knapp, Gwen (November 10, 1991). "Quakers Kick Away Their Chances". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 9-D. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58578711/1991-penn-princeton/.
  11. Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1991). "Yale Has Its Chances, but Princeton Prevails, 22-16". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.): p. E6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58589599/1991-princeton-yale/.
  12. Rockoff, Jonathan D. (November 24, 1991). "Dartmouth Earns Ivy Title, 31-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58590537/1991-dartmouth-princeton/.
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