The 1991 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished second in the Ivy League.
| 1991 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–2 (5–2 Ivy) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mark Harriman (3rd season) |
| Captain | Jim Freeman |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their fifth year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 253 to 171. Jim Freeman was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 172 to 126.[2]
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Cornell | W 18–0 | 12,124 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | at Fordham* | W 20–17 | 3,742 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | Colgate* |
| W 30–21 | 10,842 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Brown | W 59–37 | 10,300 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | Bucknell* |
| W 31–7 | 10,736 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Harvard | L 21–24 | 21,506 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | Columbia |
| W 22–6 | 8,428 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | at Penn | W 17–12 | 25,617 | [10] | |||
| November 16 | Yale |
| W 22–16 | 30,820 | [11] | ||
| November 23 | at Dartmouth | L 13–31 | 11,330 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. pp. 30–31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 22, 1991). "Roghair Guides Princeton to Win over Cornell in Ivy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (September 29, 1991). "Fordham Fumble Leaves Princeton with Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 6, 1991). "Princeton Turns Back Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 13, 1991). "Receiving Mark Tied as Princeton Wins, 59-37". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 20, 1991). "Princeton Rips Bucknell to Remain Undefeated at 5-0". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 27, 1991). "Princeton Falls Short vs. Harvard". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knobelman, Bob (November 3, 1991). "Win Leaves Ivy Race in Princeton's Hands". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knapp, Gwen (November 10, 1991). "Quakers Kick Away Their Chances". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 17, 1991). "Yale Has Its Chances, but Princeton Prevails, 22-16". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (November 24, 1991). "Dartmouth Earns Ivy Title, 31-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.