1985 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1985 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for second in the Ivy League.

1985 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1985 record	5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Ron Rogerson (1st season)
Captains	Anthony P. DiTommaso James G. Petrucci
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1985 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their first year under head coach Ron Rogerson, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record and were also even on points, scoring 212 and allowing 212. Anthony P. DiTommaso and James G. Petrucci were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for second-best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 96.[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 21	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 10–3	10,985	[3]
September 28	Lehigh*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–34	12,000	[4]
October 5	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–17	5,600	[5]
October 12	Columbia	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–0	7,080	[6]
October 19	No. 20 Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 44–49	8,795	[7]
October 26	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 11–6	18,000	[8]
November 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 21–31	33,479	[9]
November 9	William & Mary*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 28–33	6,738	[10]
November 16	Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 21–12	8,941	[11]
November 23	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 33–27	8,917	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Roberts, Ernie (September 22, 1985). "Princeton Grinds, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Will-Weber, Mark (September 29, 1985). "Lehigh Tames Tigers". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pave, Martin (October 6, 1985). "Brown Blocks Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Esterman, Sue (October 13, 1985). "Records Fall as Princeton Drubs Columbia, 31-0". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. C1, C13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Esterman, Sue (October 20, 1985). "Colgate Rallies to Defeat Princeton, 49-44". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. pp. E1, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Monahan, Bob (October 27, 1985). "Princeton Bursts, 11-6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Freligh, Sarajane (November 3, 1985). "Penn, Three TDs Down, Recovers for 31-21 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Lettis, Louis (November 10, 1985). "Princeton Falls, 33-28, to William & Mary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
11. Esterman, Sue (November 17, 1985). "Princeton Hands Yale 21-12 Loss". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Esterman, Sue (November 24, 1985). "Tigers Defeat Cornell". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.