1988 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1988 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League.

1988 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1988 record	6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Tosches (2nd season)
Captain	Jason Garrett
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1988 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Brown	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

In their second year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 269 to 208. Quarterback Jason Garrett was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 130.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 26–17	12,000	[3]
September 24	Holy Cross*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 26–30	10,200	[4]
October 1	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–27	10,800	[5]
October 8	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 13–16	5,420	[6]
October 15	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 41–35	8,645	[7]
October 22	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 23–8	17,400	[8]
October 29	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 23–31	24,500	[9]
November 5	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 45–13	2,000	[10]
November 12	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 24–7	23,688	[11]
November 19	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 17–24	8,500	[12]
*Non-conference game

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. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Knobelman, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Princeton Opens by Shading Big Red". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. O'Sullivan, Sean (September 25, 1988). "Holy Cross Steals It, 30-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Goodman, Brett (October 2, 1988). "Princeton Hands Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
6. Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
7. Knobelman, Bob (October 16, 1988). "Tigers Rumble over Bison". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Powers, John (October 23, 1988). "Princeton Dumps Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Knobelman, Bob (October 30, 1988). "Penn Cracks Tigers". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Knobelman, Bob (November 6, 1988). "Tigers Splash to Easy Victory". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Knobelman, Bob (November 13, 1988). "Tigers End Jinx of Yale". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Knobelman, Bob (November 20, 1988). "Tigers' Season Ends in Defeat". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.