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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1999 Ivy League football standings The 1999 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their 13th and final year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 225 to 184. Hamin Abdullah, David Ferrara and Chuck Hastings were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 184 to 135 by Ivy opponents.[2]

The Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium, on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Cornell
L 3–20 15,288 [3]
September 25 No. 15 Lehigh*
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–31 20,941 [4]
October 2 Fordham*
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 27–0 11,705 [5]
October 9 at Brown L 30–53 5,122 [6]
October 16 at Lafayette*
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 22–10 14,805 [7]
October 23 at Harvard L 6–13 8,174 [8]
October 30 Columbia
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 44–15 13,164 [9]
November 6 at Penn L 13–41 18,305 [10]
November 13 Yale
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 21–23 21,602 [11]
November 20 at Dartmouth L 18–19 5,920 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 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. 38. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Rahne Powers Big Red Past Flat Tigers in Season Opener". Home News Tribune. Associated Press (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. B6. September 19, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59690984/1999-cornell-princeton/.
  4. Blockus, Gary R. (September 26, 1999). "Lehigh Turns Lights Out on Princeton 31-0". The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.): pp. C1, C8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59691565/1999-lehigh-princeton/.
  5. "Atkinson Carries Tigers to Victory". Home News Tribune. Associated Press (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. C6. October 3, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59702706/1999-fordham-princeton/.
  6. "Princeton Suffers Historic Loss". Asbury Park Press. Associated Press (Asbury Park, N.J.): pp. H7, H15. October 10, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59703760/1999-brown-princeton/.
  7. "Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton". Home News Tribune. Associated Press (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. C4. October 17, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59705438/1999-lafayette-princeton/.
  8. Vellante, John (October 24, 1999). "Crimson Turn the Tables". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. D12. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59712279/1999-harvard-princeton/.
  9. "Tigers Utilize Passing Attack". Home News Tribune. Associated Press (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. B6. October 31, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59716069/1999-columbia-princeton/.
  10. "Second-Half Turnovers Ruin Princeton's Chance". Asbury Park Press. Associated Press (Asbury Park, N.J.): pp. H5, H15. November 7, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59732381/1999-penn-princeton/.
  11. Hine, Tommy (November 14, 1999). "Scrambling to Victory: Walland's Moves Keep Yale Going". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.): p. E10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59750226/1999-princeton-yale/.
  12. "Dartmouth 19, Princeton 18". Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press (Boston, Mass.): p. D19. November 21, 1999. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59751686/1999-n20-ivies/.
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