1998 Princeton Tigers football team

1998 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Tosches (12th season)
Captain	Dan Swingos
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium

1998 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					8	–	2
Brown		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		5	–	2					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Harvard		3	–	4					4	–	6
Cornell		1	–	6					4	–	6
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion

The 1998 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its inaugural year at Princeton Stadium, the Tigers finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their 12th year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 229 to 165. Dan Swingos was the team captain.^[1]

Princeton's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 156 to 111.^[2]

Princeton's first game of the season was the opener for its new home field, Princeton Stadium, built on the site of the former Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Because of the demolition and construction project, Princeton had played its 1997 season entirely on the road, making the September 19 home opener its first home game in a year and a half.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Cornell	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 6–0	27,800	[3]
September 26	at No. 15 Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 24–31 ^OT	10,136	[4]
October 3	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 17–20 ^OT	5,900	[5]
October 10	Brown	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 31–17	18,622	[6]
October 17	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–0	8,039	[7]
October 24	Harvard	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 22–23	25,388	[8]
October 31	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 20–0	6,740	[9]
November 7	Penn	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 14–27	20,230	[10]
November 14	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 28–31	18,210	[11]
November 21	Dartmouth	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 35–13	19,067	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the 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. pp. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Finnegan, Tara (September 20, 1998). "A Grand Opening for the Tigers". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lehigh Scrambles Past Princeton in Overtime". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. September 27, 1998. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fordham Tops Princeton in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 4, 1998. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Finnegan, Tara (October 11, 1998). "Tigers Break Out as Theisen Steps Up". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Meixell, Ted (October 18, 1998). "Princeton Ruins Homecoming, Dominating Lafayette 28-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 25, 1998). "Play Is the Thing for Menick, Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Theisen, Princeton Cruise Past Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 1, 1998. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Finnegan, Tara (November 8, 1998). "Season Disappears in Five Minutes". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Berlet, Bruce (November 15, 1998). "Yale Sees Opening to Beat Princeton". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Finnegan, Tara (November 22, 1998). "Theisen Runs Over Dartmouth in Finale". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.