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American college football season
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source 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
^ "Results".
Princeton Football Record Book . Princeton, N.J.:
Princeton University . p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. p. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^
"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 .
^ 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 .
^
"Atkinson Carries Tigers to Victory" .
Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J.
Associated Press . October 3, 1999. p. C6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Princeton Suffers Historic Loss" .
Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J.
Associated Press . October 10, 1999. pp. H7, H15 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton" .
Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J.
Associated Press . October 17, 1999. p. C4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Vellante, John (October 24, 1999).
"Crimson Turn the Tables" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D12 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Tigers Utilize Passing Attack" .
Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J.
Associated Press . October 31, 1999. p. B6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"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 .
^ Hine, Tommy (November 14, 1999).
"Scrambling to Victory: Walland's Moves Keep Yale Going" .
Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Dartmouth 19, Princeton 18" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via
Newspapers.com .
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