| 1988 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Captain | Jason Garrett |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League.
In their second year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 269 to 208. Quarterback Jason Garrett was the team captain.
Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 130.
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 17 | at Cornell | W 26–17 | 12,000 | ||||
| September 24 | Holy Cross* |
| L 26–30 | 10,200 | |||
| October 1 | Brown |
| W 31–27 | 10,800 | |||
| October 8 | at Columbia | L 13–16 | 5,420 | ||||
| October 15 | at Bucknell* | W 41–35 | 8,645 | ||||
| October 22 | Harvard |
| W 23–8 | 17,400 | |||
| October 29 | Penn |
| L 23–31 | 24,500 | |||
| November 5 | Colgate* |
| W 45–13 | 2,000 | |||
| November 12 | at Yale | W 24–7 | 23,688 | ||||
| November 19 | Dartmouth |
| L 17–24 | 8,500 | |||
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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. pp. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Knobelman, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Princeton Opens by Shading Big Red". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- O'Sullivan, Sean (September 25, 1988). "Holy Cross Steals It, 30-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
- Goodman, Brett (October 2, 1988). "Princeton Hands Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
- Goodman, Brett (October 9, 1988). "Columbia Ends 44-Game Loss Skid". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (October 16, 1988). "Tigers Rumble over Bison". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Powers, John (October 23, 1988). "Princeton Dumps Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (October 30, 1988). "Penn Cracks Tigers". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (November 6, 1988). "Tigers Splash to Easy Victory". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (November 13, 1988). "Tigers End Jinx of Yale". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Knobelman, Bob (November 20, 1988). "Tigers' Season Ends in Defeat". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.