1999 Princeton Tigers football team

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1999 Princeton Tigers football
Conference Ivy League
Record3–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Hamin Abdullah
  • David Ferrara
  • Chuck Hastings
Home stadium Princeton Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Brown + 6–1  9–1 
Yale + 6–1  9–1 
Cornell  5–2  7–3 
Penn  4–3  5–5 
Harvard  3–4  5–5 
Dartmouth  2–5  2–8 
Columbia  1–6  3–7 
Princeton  1–6  3–7 
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rahne Powers Big Red Past Flat Tigers in Season Opener". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Blockus, Gary R. (September 26, 1999). "Lehigh Turns Lights Out on Princeton 31-0". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Atkinson Carries Tigers to Victory". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 3, 1999. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Princeton Suffers Historic Loss". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 10, 1999. pp. H7, H15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 17, 1999. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Vellante, John (October 24, 1999). "Crimson Turn the Tables". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tigers Utilize Passing Attack". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 31, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Second-Half Turnovers Ruin Princeton's Chance". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 7, 1999. pp. H5, H15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Hine, Tommy (November 14, 1999). "Scrambling to Victory: Walland's Moves Keep Yale Going". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Dartmouth 19, Princeton 18". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
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