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American college football season
The 1991 Princeton Tigers football team was an
American football team that represented
Princeton University during the
1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Princeton finished second in the
Ivy League .
In their fifth year under head coach
Steve Tosches , the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 253 to 171. Jim Freeman was the team captain.
[1]
Princeton's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 172 to 126.
[2]
Princeton played its home games at
Palmer Stadium on the university campus in
Princeton, New Jersey .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21
Cornell
W 18–0 12,124
[3]
September 28 at
Fordham *
W 20–17 3,742
[4]
October 5
Colgate *
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 30–21 10,842
[5]
October 12 at
Brown
W 59–37 10,300
[6]
October 19
Bucknell *
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 31–7 10,736
[7]
October 26 at
Harvard
L 21–24 21,506
[8]
November 2
Columbia
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 22–6 8,428
[9]
November 9 at
Penn
W 17–12 25,617
[10]
November 16
Yale
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (
rivalry ) W 22–16 30,820
[11]
November 23 at
Dartmouth
L 13–31 11,330
[12]
References
^ "Results".
Princeton Football Record Book . Princeton, N.J.:
Princeton University . pp. 30–31. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. p. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 22, 1991).
"Roghair Guides Princeton to Win over Cornell in Ivy" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 29, 1991).
"Fordham Fumble Leaves Princeton with Victory" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 6, 1991).
"Princeton Turns Back Colgate" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 13, 1991).
"Receiving Mark Tied as Princeton Wins, 59-37" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (October 20, 1991).
"Princeton Rips Bucknell to Remain Undefeated at 5-0" .
The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 27, 1991).
"Princeton Falls Short vs. Harvard" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Knobelman, Bob (November 3, 1991).
"Win Leaves Ivy Race in Princeton's Hands" .
The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C1, C4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Knapp, Gwen (November 10, 1991).
"Quakers Kick Away Their Chances" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1991).
"Yale Has Its Chances, but Princeton Prevails, 22-16" .
The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (November 24, 1991).
"Dartmouth Earns Ivy Title, 31-13" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via
Newspapers.com .
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