1997 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1997 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 6–4a 4–3 Steve Tosches 11th Mike Clifford Tim Greene Giants Stadium, Lions Stadium The 1997 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for fifth in the Ivy League. In their 11th year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 148 to 132. Mike Clifford and Tim Greene were the team captains.Princeton Football Record Book Results Princeton University Princeton, N.J. 31 June 20, 2020 http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 90 to 87 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 37 For the first time in more than a century, Princeton played none of its home games on campus, as Palmer Stadium had been demolished and construction of its replacement, Princeton University Stadium, was still in progress. The Tigers' two "home" games were played at Lions Stadium, the home field of The College of New Jersey, and at Giants Stadium, the New Jersey home of two NFL teams. Schedule y y 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 20 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 10-14 7,127 Big Red Holds Those Tigers Keith McShea September 22, 1997 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318494/1997-cornell-princeton/ September 27 v Fordham<ncg> Lions Field Ewing, NJ W 9-7 4,050 Princeton Happy with Narrow Win Elliott Denman September 28, 1997 C7, C14 The Home News & Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59319177/1997-fordham-princeton/ October 4 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA W 21-7 8,542 Holy Cross Kicking Itself After a Loss John Vellante October 5, 1997 D22 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59360979/1997-princeton-hc/ October 11 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 30-13 4,022 Princeton Gives Brown Its First Loss Associated Press October 12, 1997 C10 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59364208/1997-brown-princeton/ October 18 @ Colgate<ncg> Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY W 31-28 October 25 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 12-14 8,480 Sloppy Harvard Win Sets Up Neat Match Joe Concannon October 26, 1997 F14 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376157/1997-o25-ivies/ November 1 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY L 0-17 1,015 Turnovers Help Lions Dominate Princeton Associated Press November 2, 1997 C17 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59378334/1997-columbia-princeton/ November 8 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 17-20a 15,847 Penn Ices Princeton with Late Field Goal Joe Juliano November 26, 1997 C10 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59379586/1997-penn-princeton/ November 15 v Yale Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) W 9-0 7,731 Tigers' Nakielny Provides Relief Tara Finnegan November 16, 1997 C6 The Home News & Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59380964/1997-princeton-yale/ November 22 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 9-12 <OT> 3,022 Bittersweet Win for Dartmouth Tom Haley November 23, 1997 B1 The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381394/1997-dartmouth-princeton/ Attendance figure in College Football Scoreboard November 23, 1997 S-5 The Sunday Record Hackensack, N.J. Note a In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case Edward Moran January 3, 1998 39 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59296794/1997-penn-forfeits/ Princeton's and Penn'sFootball Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 159 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx record books regard their 1997 meeting, a 20–17 Penn victory on the field, as a Princeton win, as do the 1997 win–loss records and season standings in the Ivy League record book. References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football