2001 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2001 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Roger Hughes and played its home games at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. The Tigers tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

2001 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (3–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Farrell
Home stadiumPrinceton Stadium
2001 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Harvard $  7 –0   9 –0  
No. 24 Penn  6 –1   8 –1  
Brown  5 –2   6 –3  
Princeton  3 –4   3 –6  
Columbia  3 –4   3 –7  
Cornell  2 –5   2 –7  
Dartmouth  1 –6   1 –8  
Yale  1 –6   3 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Like most of the Ivy League, Princeton played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener against Lafayette, following the September 11 attacks.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Lafayette*
Canceled [1]
September 22 at No. 10 Lehigh*
L 10–34 10,893 [2]
September 29 Columbia
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 44–11 13,559 [3]
October 6 Colgate*
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 10–35 12,304 [4]
October 13 at Brown
L 24–35 12,673 [5]
October 20 at Harvard
L 26–28 9,326 [6]
October 27 Cornell
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 7–10 11,685 [7]
November 3 at No. 18 Penn
L 10–21 18,810 [8]
November 10 Yale
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 34–14 20,129 [9]
November 17 at Dartmouth
W 35–14 2,417 [10]

References
  1. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Princeton Struggles in Its Opener". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. September 23, 2001. p. H16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "QB Splithoff Leads Tigers to Rout of Lions". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. September 30, 2001. p. H16 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 2001. p. C18.
  4. "Colgate's Offense Overpowers Princeton". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 7, 2001. p. H16, H19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bears Run Past Tigers". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 14, 2001. pp. H10, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 21, 2001). "Crimson Dig Deep; Substitutes Save Day vs. Tigers". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cornell 10, Princeton 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 2001. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Juliano, Joe (November 4, 2001). "Penn's Defensive Stand Propels It Past Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Hine, Tommy (November 11, 2001). "Picks Are Quick to Bury Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Princeton 35, Dartmouth 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
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