1985 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1985 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 5–5 5–2 Ron Rogerson 1st Anthony P. DiTommaso James G. Petrucci Palmer Stadium 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. 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.Princeton Football Record Book Results Princeton University Princeton, N.J. 30 June 20, 2020 http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT Princeton's 5–2 conference record tied for second-best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 127 to 96.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 31 Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule 1985 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee y y September 21 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 10-3 10,985 Princeton Grinds, 10-3 Ernie Roberts September 22, 1985 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57209104/1985-dartmouth-princeton/ September 28 Lehigh<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 13-34 12,000 Lehigh Tames Tigers Mark Will-Weber September 29, 1985 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57210300/1985-lehigh-princeton/ October 5 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0-17 5,600 Brown Blocks Off Princeton Martin Pave October 6, 1985 69 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57213715/1985-brown-princeton/ October 12 Columbia Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 31-0 7,080 Records Fall as Princeton Drubs Columbia, 31-0 Sue Esterman October 13, 1985 C1, C13 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57215364/1985-columbia-princeton/ October 19 #20 Colgate<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 44-49 8,795 Colgate Rallies to Defeat Princeton, 49-44 Sue Esterman October 20, 1985 E1, E12 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57217359/1985-colgate-princeton/ October 26 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 11-6 18,000 Princeton Bursts, 11-6 Bob Monahan October 27, 1985 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57219538/1985-harvard-princeton/ November 2 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) L 21-31 33,479 Penn, Three TDs Down, Recovers for 31-21 Win Sarajane Freligh November 3, 1985 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57220753/1985-penn-princeton/ November 9 William & Mary<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 28-33 6,738 Princeton Falls, 33-28, to William & Mary Louis Lettis November 10, 1985 13-E, 16-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57223041/1985-princeton-wm/ November 16 Yale Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 21-12 8,941 Princeton Hands Yale 21-12 Loss Sue Esterman November 17, 1985 D1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57225016/1985-princeton-yale/ November 23 Cornell Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 33-27 8,917 Tigers Defeat Cornell Sue Esterman November 24, 1985 D1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57227652/1985-cornell-princeton/ References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football