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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