1999 Princeton Tigers football team

1999 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Tosches (13th season)
Captains	Hamin Abdullah David Ferrara Chuck Hastings
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium

1999 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Brown +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Yale +		6	–	1					9	–	1
Cornell		5	–	2					7	–	3
Penn		4	–	3					5	–	5
Harvard		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Princeton		1	–	6					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their 13th and final year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 225 to 184. Hamin Abdullah, David Ferrara and Chuck Hastings were the team captains.^[1]

Princeton's 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 184 to 135 by Ivy opponents.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Cornell	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 3–20	15,288	[3]
September 25	No. 15 Lehigh*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–31	20,941	[4]
October 2	Fordham*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–0	11,705	[5]
October 9	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 30–53	5,122	[6]
October 16	at Lafayette*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 22–10	14,805	[7]
October 23	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–13	8,174	[8]
October 30	Columbia	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 44–15	13,164	[9]
November 6	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 13–41	18,305	[10]
November 13	Yale	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 21–23	21,602	[11]
November 20	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 18–19	5,920	[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. p. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Rahne Powers Big Red Past Flat Tigers in Season Opener". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. September 19, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Blockus, Gary R. (September 26, 1999). "Lehigh Turns Lights Out on Princeton 31-0". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. pp. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Atkinson Carries Tigers to Victory". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 3, 1999. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Princeton Suffers Historic Loss". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 10, 1999. pp. H7, H15 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Struggling Players Help Lift Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 17, 1999. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Vellante, John (October 24, 1999). "Crimson Turn the Tables". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers Utilize Passing Attack". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 31, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Second-Half Turnovers Ruin Princeton's Chance". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 7, 1999. pp. H5, H15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Hine, Tommy (November 14, 1999). "Scrambling to Victory: Walland's Moves Keep Yale Going". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Dartmouth 19, Princeton 18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.