| 1987 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Captain | Matthew B. Whalen |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
| Seasons← 19861988 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for fourth in the Ivy League.
In their first year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 230 to 155. Matthew B. Whalen was the team captain.
Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 95.
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Dartmouth | W 34–3 | 8,919 | ||||
| September 26 | at Davidson* | W 42–6 | 2,814 | ||||
| October 3 | at Brown | L 7-13 | 7,100 | ||||
| October 10 | Columbia |
| W 38–8 | 11,247 | |||
| October 17 | Lehigh* |
| W 16–15 | 13,800 | |||
| October 24 | at Harvard | L 19–24 | 20,200 | ||||
| October 31 | at Penn | W 17–7 | 31,255 | ||||
| November 7 | Colgate* |
| L 15–39 | 8,653 | |||
| November 14 | Yale |
| L 19–34 | 26,029 | |||
| November 21 | Cornell |
| W 23–6 | 4,134 | |||
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References
- "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Roberts, Ernie (September 20, 1987). "Tigers Roar; Garrett Brothers Fire Up Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- Lloyd, Harry (September 27, 1987). "Princeton Wraps Up Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com.
- O'Brien, Ken (October 4, 1987). "Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Grumhaus, David (October 11, 1987). "Columbia Sets Mark for Losses; Princeton Rolls; Lions' Streak 35". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
- Grumhaus, David Jr. (October 18, 1987). "Princeton Defeats Lehigh, 16-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
- Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1987). "Harvard 'D" the Key, 24-19". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- Longman, Jere (November 1, 1987). "Princeton Sinks Penn's Ivy League Hopes, 17-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (November 8, 1987). "Colgate Brushes Tigers". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Grumhaus, David Jr. (November 15, 1987). "Yale Romps over Princeton, 34-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (November 22, 1987). "Princeton Rips Cornell to Finish Season 6-4". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.