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American college football season
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 *
L 24–31 12,176
[3]
September 28
Lafayette *
W 34–19 17,883
[4]
October 5 at
Columbia
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
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
L 3–7 7,638
[10]
November 23
Dartmouth
Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ W 38–30 11,597
[11]
References
^
a
b "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. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^
"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 .
^
"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.
^ Dell'Apa, Frank (October 27, 2002).
"Rose Flourishes for the Crimson" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (November 10, 2002).
"Defense Propels Penn to 44-13 Rout of Princeton" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D6 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Hine, Tommy (November 17, 2002).
"Yale Stings Princeton at Finish" .
Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"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.
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