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1995 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–1–1 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDave Patterson
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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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