1987 Princeton Tigers football team

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1987 Princeton Tigers football
Conference Ivy League
Record6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMatthew B. Whalen
Home stadium Palmer Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard $6–1–08–2–0
Brown 5–2–07–3–0
Yale 5–2–07–3–0
Princeton 4–3–06–4–0
Cornell 4–3–05–5–0
Penn 3–4–04–6–0
Dartmouth 1–6–02–8–0
Columbia 0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 38–8 11,247 [6]
October 17 Lehigh *
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
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 *
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 15–39 8,653 [10]
November 14 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 19–34 26,029 [11]
November 21 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 23–6 4,134 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Ernie (September 20, 1987). "Tigers Roar; Garrett Brothers Fire Up Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Lloyd, Harry (September 27, 1987). "Princeton Wraps Up Davidson". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Ken (October 4, 1987). "Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Grumhaus, David (October 11, 1987). "Columbia Sets Mark for Losses; Princeton Rolls; Lions' Streak 35". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Grumhaus, David Jr. (October 18, 1987). "Princeton Defeats Lehigh, 16-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1987). "Harvard 'D" the Key, 24-19". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Longman, Jere (November 1, 1987). "Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Knobelman, Bob (November 8, 1987). "Colgate Brushes Tigers". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Grumhaus, David Jr. (November 15, 1987). "Yale Romps over Princeton, 34-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Knobelman, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Princeton Rips Cornell to Finish Season 6-4". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
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