2008 Princeton Tigers football team

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2008 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Home stadiumPowers Field at Princeton Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Harvard +   6 1     9 1  
Brown +   6 1     7 3  
Penn   5 2     6 4  
Yale   4 3     6 4  
Princeton   3 4     4 6  
Cornell   2 5     4 6  
Columbia   2 5     2 8  
Dartmouth   0 7     0 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Princeton averaged 9,383 fans per game.

The Tigers played their home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at The Citadel*L 24–3713,120[1]
September 27at LehighW 10–78,836[2]
October 4ColumbiaW 27–248,733
October 11at ColgateL 24–274,688[3]
October 18at Brown
  • Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 10–3111,814[4]
October 25at No. 25 Harvard
  • Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 20–2410,189[5]
November 1at CornellW 31–267,122[6]
November 7at Penn
  • Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 9–148,966[7]
November 15YaleL 0–145,711[8]
November 22Dartmouth
  • Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–107,113[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Citadel Rallies to Win". The Greenville News. Greenville, S.C. Associated Press. September 21, 2008. pp. 5C, 10C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Groller, Keith (September 28, 2008). "Lehigh Loses at Princeton on the Last Play". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Austin, Kyle (October 12, 2008). "Dream Kick Boots Tigers". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. C7 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ "Tigers' Offense Has a Brown-Out". The Trentonian. Trenton, N.J. October 19, 2008. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  5. ^ Denman, Elliott (October 26, 2008). "In a Flash, Gordon Gives Crimson Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Thomas, Brandon (November 3, 2008). "Big Red on Wrong End of a Wild Finish". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Angel, Sebastian (November 8, 2008). "Penn QB Emerges to Top Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Spiegel, Jay (November 16, 2008). "A Twin Killing: Abare Brothers Set Up Yale TDs". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Brett, Joshua (November 23, 2008). "Culbreath's 276 Carry Princeton". The Times. Trenton, N.J. p. C5 – via NewsBank.