1985 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Anthony P. DiTommaso
  • James G. Petrucci
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Yale 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second in the Ivy League.

In their first year under head coach Ron Rogerson, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record and were also even on points, scoring 212 and allowing 212. Anthony P. DiTommaso and James G. Petrucci were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for second-best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 96.[2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Dartmouth
W 10–3 10,985 [3]
September 28 Lehigh*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 13–34 12,000 [4]
October 5 at Brown
L 0–17 5,600 [5]
October 12 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 31–0 7,080 [6]
October 19 No. 20 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 44–49 8,795 [7]
October 26 at Harvard
W 11–6 18,000 [8]
November 2 at Penn
L 21–31 33,479 [9]
November 9 William & Mary*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 28–33 6,738 [10]
November 16 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 21–12 8,941 [11]
November 23 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 33–27 8,917 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 22, 1985). "Princeton Grinds, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Will-Weber, Mark (September 29, 1985). "Lehigh Tames Tigers". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Pave, Martin (October 6, 1985). "Brown Blocks Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Esterman, Sue (October 13, 1985). "Records Fall as Princeton Drubs Columbia, 31-0". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C1, C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Esterman, Sue (October 20, 1985). "Colgate Rallies to Defeat Princeton, 49-44". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. E1, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 27, 1985). "Princeton Bursts, 11-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Freligh, Sarajane (November 3, 1985). "Penn, Three TDs Down, Recovers for 31-21 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Lettis, Louis (November 10, 1985). "Princeton Falls, 33-28, to William & Mary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Esterman, Sue (November 17, 1985). "Princeton Hands Yale 21-12 Loss". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Esterman, Sue (November 24, 1985). "Tigers Defeat Cornell". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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