1990 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMike Hirou
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cornell + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their fourth year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 224 to 168. Mike Hirou was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 157 to 123 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 at Cornell
L 14–17 14,000 [3]
September 22 Fordham*
W 23–14 4,127 [4]
September 29 at Colgate*
L 13–39 4,315 [5]
October 6 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 27–23 14,528 [6]
October 13 at Bucknell*
L 9–14 8,432 [7]
October 20 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 20–23 24,345 [8]
October 27 at Columbia
L 15–17 10,750 [9]
November 3 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 34–20 18,534 [10]
November 10 at Yale
L 7–34 5,500 [11]
November 17 No. 17 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 6–23 9,842 [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. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Benson, Frank (September 17, 1990). "Big Red Holds On to Outlast Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (September 23, 1990). "Princeton and Hamilton Outrun Fordham, 23-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (September 30, 1990). "Colgate Defeats Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (October 7, 1990). "Princeton Overcomes Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (October 14, 1990). "Princeton Falls to Bucknell, 14-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 21, 1990). "Harvard Edges Princeton in Sloppy but Close Game". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (October 28, 1990). "Columbia Squeaks by Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 4, 1990). "Tigers Strike Early, Beat Penn". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (November 11, 1990). "Yale Cruises Past Princeton, 34-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (November 18, 1990). "Dartmouth Wins, 23-6, Clinches Share of Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
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