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
Conference	Ivy League
1986 record	2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Ron Rogerson (2nd season)
Captains	Kevin L. Armstrong Edwin J. Elton
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1986 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Cornell	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	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	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 20–14	8,150	[6]
October 18	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	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*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 14–32	11,300	[10]
November 15	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 13–14	22,202	[11]
November 22	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 6–28	8,200	[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. 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.