1998 Princeton Tigers football team

Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1998 Ivy League football standings The 1998 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its inaugural year at Princeton Stadium, the Tigers finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their 12th year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 229 to 165. Dan Swingos was the team captain.

Princeton's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 156 to 111.

Princeton's first game of the season was the opener for its new home field, Princeton Stadium, built on the site of the former Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Because of the demolition and construction project, Princeton had played its 1997 season entirely on the road, making the September 19 home opener its first home game in a year and a half.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Cornell	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 6–0	27,800
September 26	at No. 15 Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 24–31 OT	10,136
October 3	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 17–20 OT	5,900
October 10	Brown	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–17	18,622
October 17	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–0	8,039
October 24	Harvard	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 22–23	25,388
October 31	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 20–0	20,875
November 7	Penn	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 14–27	20,230
November 14	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 28–31	18,210
November 21	Dartmouth	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 35–13	19,067
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game