1995 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1995 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton won the Ivy League championship.

1995 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
1995 record8–1–1 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Keith Elias
  • Reggie Harris
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton $ 5 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Penn 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Columbia 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –1
Brown 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Yale 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Harvard 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their ninth year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled an 8–1–1 record and outscored opponents 243 to 144. Dave Patterson was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 5–1–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 148 to 98.[2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Cornell
W 24–22 7,039 [3]
September 23 Bucknell*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 20–3 6,910 [4]
September 30 at Colgate*
W 34–23 5,000 [5]
October 7 at Brown
W 21–19 2,396 [6]
October 14 Lafayette*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 41–0 6,109 [7]
October 21 at Harvard
W 14–3 16,420 [8]
October 28 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 44–14 10,917 [9]
November 4 at Penn
W 22–9 34,504 [10]
November 11 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 13–21 [1]
November 18 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
T 10–10 7,118 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Bruns, John (September 17, 1995). "Nakielny Passes Princeton to Victory". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bruns, John (September 24, 1995). "Tigers Return to Run for Win". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tailback's 3 TDs Help Princeton Beat Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 1, 1995. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Princeton Stays Unbeaten by Edging Brown, 21-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 8, 1995. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Meixell, Ted (October 15, 1995). "Princeton Wallops Leopards". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1995). "Princeton Is Perfect; Harvard Far From It". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bruns, John (October 29, 1995). "Princeton Bullies Columbia; Tigers Are Alone at Top of the Ivy". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bruns, John (November 5, 1995). "Princeton Pounces on Penn". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bruns, John (November 19, 1995). "Tigers Tie Up Title; Deadlock with Dartmouth Gives Princeton Ivy Crown". The Home News & Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
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