2006 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2006 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Roger Hughes and played their home games at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton shared the Ivy League championship. The 2006 season was Princeton's first nine-win season since the 1964 season.

2006 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
2006 record	9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Roger Hughes (7th season)
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium

2006 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Princeton +		6	–	1					9	–	1
No. 25 Yale +		6	–	1					8	–	2
Harvard		4	–	3					7	–	3
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Cornell		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		2	–	5					5	–	5
Brown		2	–	5					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Lehigh*		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 14–10	8,667	[1]
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette*		Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 26–14
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Columbia		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 19–6	8,845	[2]
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 27–26	4,220	[3]
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Brown	No. 24	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 17–3	10,136	[4]
October 21	Noon	Harvard	No. 22	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–28	16,284	[5]
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Cornell	No. 18	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–14	2,852	[6]
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Penn	No. 23	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–30	14,385	[7]
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at Yale	No. 21	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 34–31	43,406	[8]
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	No. 18	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–17	12,004	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Groller, Keith (September 17, 2006). "Mistake-Prone Hawks Succumb to Princeton". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tigers Open Ivy Slate with Win". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 1, 2006. p. I6 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Princeton 19, Columbia 6". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. October 1, 2006. p. H10.
3. "Princeton 27, Colgate 20". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Perfect Tigers (5-0) Turn Back Brown". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. October 14, 2006. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Denman, Elliott (October 22, 2006). "Princeton Knocks Off Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Feaver, Christopher (October 30, 2006). "Cornell Pulls Off Upset of Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
7. Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 5, 2006). "Penn Loses Again in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Terrell's Passing Leads Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 12, 2006. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Princeton Earns Share of Ivy Crown with Win". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 19, 2006. p. H12 – via Newspapers.com.