2001 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2001 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was coached by Roger Hughes and played its home games at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. The Tigers tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

2001 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–6 (3–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Roger Hughes (2nd season)
Captain	Robert Farrell
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Harvard $		7	–	0					9	–	0
No. 24 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	1
Brown		5	–	2					6	–	3
Princeton		3	–	4					3	–	6
Columbia		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					2	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	8
Yale		1	–	6					3	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Like most of the Ivy League, Princeton played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener against Lafayette, following the September 11 attacks.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Lafayette*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	Canceled		^[1]
September 22	at No. 10 Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–34	10,893	^[2]
September 29	Columbia	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 44–11	13,559	^[3]
October 6	Colgate*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–35	12,304	^[4]
October 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 24–35	12,673	^[5]
October 20	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 26–28	9,326	^[6]
October 27	Cornell	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–10	11,685	^[7]
November 3	at No. 18 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 10–21	18,810	^[8]
November 10	Yale	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 34–14	20,129	^[9]
November 17	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 35–14	2,417	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Princeton Struggles in Its Opener". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. September 23, 2001. p. H16 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "QB Splithoff Leads Tigers to Rout of Lions". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. September 30, 2001. p. H16 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 2001. p. C18.
4. "Colgate's Offense Overpowers Princeton". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 7, 2001. p. H16, H19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bears Run Past Tigers". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 14, 2001. pp. H10, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 21, 2001). "Crimson Dig Deep; Substitutes Save Day vs. Tigers". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cornell 10, Princeton 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 2001. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Juliano, Joe (November 4, 2001). "Penn's Defensive Stand Propels It Past Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hine, Tommy (November 11, 2001). "Picks Are Quick to Bury Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Princeton 35, Dartmouth 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.