1988 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJason Garrett
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Cornell + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Yale 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Brown 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1988 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their second year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 269 to 208. Quarterback Jason Garrett was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 130.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Cornell
W 26–17 12,000 [3]
September 24 Holy Cross*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 26–30 10,200 [4]
October 1 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 31–27 10,800 [5]
October 8 at Columbia
L 13–16 5,420 [6]
October 15 at Bucknell*
W 41–35 8,645 [7]
October 22 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 23–8 17,400 [8]
October 29 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 23–31 24,500 [9]
November 5 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 45–13 2,000 [10]
November 12 at Yale
W 24–7 23,688 [11]
November 19 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 17–24 8,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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. pp. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Knobelman, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Princeton Opens by Shading Big Red". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 25, 1988). "Holy Cross Steals It, 30-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Goodman, Brett (October 2, 1988). "Princeton Hands Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 16, 1988). "Tigers Rumble over Bison". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Powers, John (October 23, 1988). "Princeton Dumps Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 30, 1988). "Penn Cracks Tigers". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 6, 1988). "Tigers Splash to Easy Victory". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 13, 1988). "Tigers End Jinx of Yale". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 20, 1988). "Tigers' Season Ends in Defeat". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
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