1986 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1986 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1986 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Kevin L. Armstrong
  • Edwin J. Elton
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1986 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 0 010 0 0
Cornell 6 1 08 2 0
Brown 4 2 15 4 1
Dartmouth 3 3 13 6 1
Harvard 3 4 03 7 0
Yale 2 5 03 7 0
Princeton 2 5 02 8 0
Columbia 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their second and final year under head coach Ron Rogerson, the Tigers compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 262 to 123. Kevin L. Armstrong and Edwin J. Elton were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 145 to 81 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Cornell L 8–39 13,500 [3]
September 27 Northwestern*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–37 8,750 [4]
October 4 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 10–24 9,375 [5]
October 11 at Columbia W 20–14 8,150 [6]
October 18 at Lehigh* L 28–48 11,500 [7]
October 25 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 14–3 20,500 [8]
November 1 No. 8 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 10–23 18,500 [9]
November 8 at No. 8 William & Mary* L 14–32 11,300 [10]
November 15 at Yale L 13–14 22,202 [11]
November 22 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 6–28 8,200 [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. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Cornell Tames Tigers". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 21, 1986. p. 76 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Kloehn, Steve (September 28, 1986). "Northwestern Overwhelms Princeton, 37-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E via Newspapers.com.
  5. Vanderbeek, Brian (October 5, 1986). "First-Half Doldrums Once Again at Fault in Princeton Defeat". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Kloehn, Steve (October 12, 1986). "Princeton Holds Off Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-D, 16-D via Newspapers.com.
  7. Kloehn, Steve (October 19, 1986). "Fill-In Quarterback Leads Lehigh Past Princeton, 48-28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 14-D, 16-D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Cadigan, Barry (October 26, 1986). "Fired-Up Princeton Burns Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Freligh, Sarajane (November 2, 1986). "Penn Tops Princeton to Hit 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-D, 16-D via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fairbank, Dave (November 9, 1986). "W&M Rolls, 32-14". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Sudyk, Bob (November 16, 1986). "Yale's Comeback Shocks Princeton". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Esterman, Sue (November 23, 1986). "Easy Win over Princeton Sends Away Green Coach". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
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