2002 Princeton Tigers football team

2002 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Roger Hughes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Penn $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Princeton		4	–	3					6	–	4
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					3	–	7
Brown		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. During the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their third year under head coach Roger Hughes, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record, though they were outscored 236 to 226. Drew Babinecz and Chisom Opara were the team captains. ^[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 176 to 154 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at No. 3 Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 24–31	12,176	[3]
September 28	Lafayette *	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 34–19	17,883	[4]
October 5	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 35–32	9,103	[5]
October 12	Colgate *	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 14–10	11,485	[6]
October 19	Brown	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 16–14	11,067	[7]
October 26	Harvard	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 17–24	15,015	[8]
November 2	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 32–25 OT		[1]
November 9	No. 21 Penn	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 13–44	19,758	[9]
November 16	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 3–7	7,638	[10]
November 23	Dartmouth	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 38–30	11,597	[11]
*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. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Groller, Keith (September 22, 2002). "Lehigh Salvages a Victory Thanks to Salvaterra". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in Paul Reinhard column on page C8.
4. Tomlinson, Brett (September 29, 2002). "Lafayette Stumbles in Rally vs. Princeton". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 29, 2002. p. C17.
5. Brennan, Sean (October 6, 2002). "Lions Tough in Loss". Daily News . New York, N.Y. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 6, 2002. p. C17.
6. "Tigers Rally to Win Third Straight Game". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 13, 2002. pp. H4, H6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers Stretch Streak to Four". The Record . Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. October 20, 2002. p. S-5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 20, 2002. p. E17.
8. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 27, 2002). "Rose Flourishes for the Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Juliano, Joe (November 10, 2002). "Defense Propels Penn to 44-13 Rout of Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 17, 2002). "Yale Stings Princeton at Finish". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Atkinson Sparks Tigers". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 24, 2002. p. C17.