1986 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1986 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 2–8 2–5 Ron Rogerson 2nd Kevin L. Armstrong Edwin J. Elton Palmer Stadium 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. 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.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 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 145 to 81 by Ivy opponents.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 31–32 Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 20 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 8-39 13,500 Cornell Tames Tigers September 21, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57264746/1986-cornell-princeton/ September 27 Northwestern<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-37 8,750 Northwestern Overwhelms Princeton, 37-0 Steve Kloehn September 28, 1986 11-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57265337/1986-princeton-northwestern/ October 4 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 10-24 9,375 First-Half Doldrums Once Again at Fault in Princeton Defeat Brian Vanderbeek October 5, 1986 C1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57269065/1986-brown-princeton/ October 11 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY W 20-14 8,150 Princeton Holds Off Columbia Steve Kloehn October 12, 1986 11-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57277323/1986-columbia-princeton/ October 18 @ Lehigh<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 28-48 11,500 Fill-In Quarterback Leads Lehigh Past Princeton, 48-28 Steve Kloehn October 19, 1986 14-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57278517/1986-lehigh-princeton/ October 25 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 14-3 20,500 Fired-Up Princeton Burns Harvard Barry Cadigan October 26, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57299991/1986-harvard-princeton/ November 1 #8 Penn Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 10-23 18,500 Penn Tops Princeton to Hit 7-0 Sarajane Freligh November 2, 1986 1-D, 16-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57301765/1986-penn-princeton/ November 8 @ #8 William & Mary<ncg> Cary Field Williamsburg, VA L 14-32 11,300 W&M Rolls, 32-14 Dave Fairbank November 9, 1986 B1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57304122/1986-princeton-wm/ November 15 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) L 13-14 22,202 Yale's Comeback Shocks Princeton Bob Sudyk November 16, 1986 E9 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57305458/1986-princeton-yale/ November 22 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 6-28 8,200 Easy Win over Princeton Sends Away Green Coach Sue Esterman November 23, 1986 C1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306758/1986-dartmouth-princeton/ References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football