PRINCETON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Monday, April 24, 2000
NEW OFFENSE SHINES IN SPRING SCRIMMAGE
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL FANS TREATED TO SCORING SHOW

The diehards braved a chilly night to get their first look at the offense of new head coach Roger Hughes. And from the minute they walked into Princeton Stadium to pulsating rock-and-roll, there was an air of rejuvenation about the normally low-key event.  Story

Thursday, March 30, 2000
PRINCETON BEGINS SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE
HUGHES EXCITED TO GET TO WORK — ON THE FIELD

The Princeton University football team began spring practice today. By the time the 12-day minicamp culminates with an intrasquad scrimmage April 20, new head coach Roger Hughes expects to have several questions answered.  Story

Thursday, March 23, 2000
EXPERIENCED COACHES JOIN PRINCETON FOOTBALL STAFF
CLAYTON, JACKSON, RACKOVAN READY FOR SPRING PRACTICE

The three newest additions to Roger Hughes' football staff, defensive backs coach Eric Jackson, offensive line coach Stan Clayton and offensive coordinator Dave Rackovan, just couldn't pass up the opportunity to coach at Princeton University.  Story

Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000
PRINCETON'S HUGHES BEGINNING TO SETTLE IN
NEW FOOTBALL COACH HOLDS FIRST MEETING WITH FULL SQUAD

New Princeton University head football coach Roger Hughes has only been at the job for three weeks, but already he is part of the most supportive eating club — the fraternity known otherwise as the Tigers' athletic staff.  Story

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000
HUGHES' STAFF BEGINS TAKING SHAPE
NEW PRINCETON COACH RETAINS VERBIT, DOBES

Steve Verbit and Don Dobes will remain on the staff of the Princeton University football team under new head coach Roger Hughes while offensive coordinator Joe Susan, Steve DiGregorio and Kirk Ciarrocca are expected to look for new jobs elsewhere.  Story

Monday, Jan. 17, 2000
TIME WAS RIGHT FOR NEW PRINCETON GRID COACH
DARTMOUTH AIDE BRINGS OFFENSIVE ORIENTATION

With nearly two decades as an assistant coach under his belt, the time and place were finally right for 40-year-old Roger Hughes to ascend to a head coaching position.   Story
Hughes was consensus choice, Walters says

Friday, Jan. 14, 2000
DARTMOUTH ASSISTANT TO REPLACE TOSCHES
HUGHES NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT PRINCETON

Roger Hughes, the offensive coordinator at Dartmouth for the past seven years, was introduced as the new Princeton University head football coach today.
Story

Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999
PRINCETON BEGINS SEARCH FOR FOOTBALL COACH
ADMINISTRATORS, ALUMNI, ATHLETES AGREE: GET THE BEST

Just a week and a half after the Princeton University's head football job opened up, Tiger athletics director Gary Walters has already been besieged by telephone calls and e-mail messages.  Story

Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999
'TIME FOR DIFFERENT DIRECTION'
WALTERS SAYS TOSCHES DECISION NOT PRECIPITOUS

Princeton University A.D. Gary Walters says there are no front-runners for the head football coaching job, but he should have a better idea of what kind of candidate he is looking for next week. Story
Mentality changing at Princeton
The team lost the games, not Tosches

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999
TOSCHES RESIGNS AT PRINCETON
FOOTBALL COACH STEPS DOWN AFTER 13 YEARS

Princeton University football coach Steve Tosches, whose teams compiled a 78-50-2 record over the past 13 years but failed to finish above .500 each of the last four, resigned today.
Story

Monday, Nov. 22, 1999
DISTURBING FINISH AT DARTMOUTH
DISAPPOINTING END TO DISAPPOINTING SEASON

The little things cost the Princeton University football team on Saturday against Dartmouth, as they had on many previous occasions during the course of the Tigers' 1999 football campaign.  Story
Final 1999 team, individual statistics
Ivy League scores, final standings

Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999
DARTMOUTH STUNS PRINCETON, 19-18
BIG GREEN OVERCOMES 18-0 FOURTH-QUARTER DEFICIT

Dartmouth, which had won only one game all year, put an exclamation point on another disappointing season for Princeton by rallying from 18 points down in the final period to hand the Tigers a stunning defeat. Story

Friday, Nov. 19, 1999
NORMAN WANTS TO WIN ONE FOR SENIORS
TACKLE HUNGRY FOR VICTORY OVER DARTMOUTH

Next year, Dennis Norman, a first-team, All-Ivy League selection last season, is hoping there is more than pride to play for in the last game. That won't be the case Saturday when Princeton takes on Dartmouth.  Story
New Tiger Trivia
Updated statistics
Ivy League standings, Saturday's Ivy schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999
PRINCETON-DARTMOUTH PREVIEW
TIGERS HOPING FOR PROPER SENDOFF FOR SENIORS

The Princeton-Dartmouth game Saturday will match two teams that have both seen better days. The Big Green won the Ivy title in 1996, Princeton the year before. How the mighty have fallen.
Preview, predictions

Monday, Nov. 15, 1999
PRINCETON UPSET BID FALLS SHORT
YALE HOLDS OFF LATE TIGERS CHARGE

The Princeton University football team, tied for last place in the Ivies, came within a two-point conversion of shocking Ivy co-leader Yale, 23-21, on Saturday.  Story
Saturday's game story
Ivy League scores, standings

Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999
YALE HOLDS OFF TIGERS, 23-21
CRENSHAW THROWS FOR TWO TDS, 243 YARDS

Princeton missed a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the score with about two minutes left in the game against Ivy League co-leader Yale Saturday.  Story
Ivy League scores, standings

Thursday, Nov. 11, 1999
YALE'S WALLAND TO TEST TIGER DEFENSE
PRINCETON WARY OF QUARTERBACK'S ATHLETICISM

Last year, Princeton contained Yale signal-caller Joe Walland. This year, the senior leads the Ivy League in quarterback rating and is expected to present a major challenge for the Tigers Saturday.  Story
Princeton-Yale preview, predictions
New Tiger Trivia
Updated statistics
Ivy League standings, Saturday's Ivy schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999
PRINCETON-YALE PREVIEW:
TIGERS HOPE TO PLAY SPOILERS IN FINAL HOME GAME

The Princeton University football team, which is fighting to stay out of the Ivy League basement, will try to prevent Yale, winner of seven straight, from moving a step closer to the conference title.  Story

Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999
TURNOVERS TORPEDO TIGERS, 41-13
PENN SCORES THREE TDs IN THIRD PERIOD

The Penn football team broke open a 6-6 game in the third period with three touchdowns in a five-minute span to end any hopes Princeton had for a winning season.  Story
Ivy League scores, standings

Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999
PRINCETON HOPES TO EVEN RECORD AGAINST PENN
CRENSHAW, YOUNG TIGERS DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE

The Princeton University football team is hoping that continued improvement from its young players will translate into another victory this weekend against Penn. Story
Princeton-Penn preview, predictions
New Tiger Trivia
Updated statistics
Ivy League standings, Saturday's Ivy schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999
PRINCETON-PENN FOOTBALL PREVIEW:
TIGERS WILL HAVE TO STOP BALANCED ATTACK

Princeton will have to stop the passing of Penn's Gavin Hoffman and the running of Kris Ryan, who already has rushed for 1,000 yards this season, if it wants to get back to the .500 mark on Saturday.  Story

Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999
PRINCETON ROUTS COLUMBIA, 44-15
CRENSHAW PASSES FOR 304 YARDS, 2 TDS

Sophomore Tommy Crenshaw became the first Princeton quarterback since 1991 to throw for more than 300 yards and the Tigers racked up 537 yards of total offense in a 44-15 pasting of Columbia Saturday at Princeton Stadium. Story
Ivy League scores, standings

Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999
PRINCETON BUOYED BY IMPROVED DEFENSE
TIGERS SEEK FIRST IVY WIN AGAINST COLUMBIA

The Princeton University football team's defensive unit turned in a stellar effort in last week's loss to Harvard. On Saturday, it is hoping it can help the team notch its first league victory of the season. Story
Princeton-Columbia preview
New Tiger Trivia
Updated statistics
Ivy League standings, Saturday's Ivy schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999
PRINCETON-COLUMBIA PREVIEW
TIGERS, LIONS LOOKING FOR FIRST IVY WIN

It's been 54 years since the Princeton University football team last lost a home game to Columbia. The Tigers and the Lions both will be seeking their first conference win of the year Saturday.   Story

Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999
HEARTBREAK AT HARVARD
CRIMSON SCORES WINNING TD WITH :02 LEFT

After Princeton's Taylor Northrop kicked a 52-yard field goal to tie the game 6-6 with 3:34 to go, Harvard came back to win it on a quarterback sneak with two seconds left on the clock. Story
Saturday's Ivy scores, standings

Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999
HARVARD STREAK MOTIVATES PRINCETON
BUT TIGERS WILL FACE CRIMSON WITHOUT THEISEN

The Princeton football team would love a win Saturday, not just because it would be its first Ivy League victory of the season, but because it would be the first win over Harvard ever for the seniors. Story
New Tiger Trivia
Ivy League standings, Saturday's Ivy schedule
Updated statistics

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999
PRINCETON-HARVARD PREVIEW
CRIMSON FEATURES BALANCED ATTACK

The Tigers will have to stop the most balanced attack they have faced this season if they are to snap a three-game losing streak against Harvard Saturday in Cambridge.   Story

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999
PRINCETON'S NORTHROP KICKS IT INTO GEAR
TUTORING FROM PENN STATE GREAT PAYING OFF

Taylor Northrop spends the offseason in Florida training with kicking coach Nick Gancitano, Penn State's career leader in field-goal accuracy. On Saturday, Northrop was on the mark, hitting on three field goals of 42 yards or more.
Story

Saturday, Oct. 16, 1999
PRINCETON HANDLES LAFAYETTE, 22-10
THEISEN, NORTHROP PACE TIGER OFFENSE

Derek Theisen ran for 147 yards and Taylor Northrop kicked field goals of 42, 44 and 47 yards to lead Princeton to a 22-10 victory over Lafayette at Princeton Stadium Saturday. Story
Saturday's Ivy scores, standings

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999
TIGERS' OFFENSIVE LINE KEY TO WIN NO. 2
LAFAYETTE EXPECTED TO KEEP BALL ON GROUND

Princeton and Lafayette each have just one win apiece and they combined to give up 109 points last week. Unlike the air bombardments Princeton fans have witnessed the last four weekends, the Leopards won't throw a lot unless they are behind. Story
Updated statistics
New Tiger Trivia
Ivy League standings, Saturday's Ivy schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999
PRINCETON-LAFAYETTE PREVIEW
TIGERS, LEOPARDS BOTH TRYING TO BOUNCE BACK

Princeton (1-3) fell 53-30 to Brown Saturday. Lafayette (1-4) was routed by Colgate, 56-14. Both teams are hoping the other will help them get back on the winning track.  Story

Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999
BROWN TROUNCES PRINCETON, 53-30
MALAN RUNS FOR 4 TDS, PERRY PASSES FOR 424 YARDS

Led by the running of sophomore tailback Michael Malan and the passing of senior QB James Perry, Brown scored the most points against a Princeton team in 18 years Saturday. Story
Saturday's Ivy scores, standings

Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999
PRINCETON STRATEGY AGAINST BROWN: CONTAIN PERRY
TIGERS HOPING TO CONTINUE SUCCESS IN PROVIDENCE

Brown hasn't defeated Princeton at Brown Stadium since 1987 — Steve Tosches' first year as head football coach. If the Tigers are to keep that streak intact Saturday, they will have to contain quarterback James Perry. Story
Updated statistics
New Tiger Trivia
Ivy League standings, Saturday's games

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999
PRINCETON-BROWN PREVIEW
TIGERS TO FACE POTENT PASSING ATTACK

Brown quarterback James Perry, on a pace to set the Ivy League career passing mark, will provide another test for the Princeton football team's defensive unit, which shut down Fordham on Saturday.  Story

Monday, Oct. 4, 1999
BREAKTHROUGH GAME FOR ATKINSON
EX-SPRINT CHAMP GETTING COMFORTABLE AT TAILBACK

Princeton tailback Cameron Atkinson played just three games his senior year of high school because of a broken left foot. After Saturday's game, he is sure to see plenty of action for the Tigers.
Story

Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999
PRINCETON BLANKS FORDHAM, 27-0
ATKINSON RUSHES FOR 122 YARDS, 2 TDS

Cameron Atkinson, a 5-7, 170-pound tailback, had touchdown runs of 38 and 12 yards — the first TDs ever by a Tiger freshman back — to pace Princeton to its first victory of the season. Story

Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999
TOSCHES HOPING CHANGES WILL END LOSING WAYS
WIN OVER FORDHAM WOULD BE 'GOOD MEDICINE'

Saturday's game between the Princeton University and the Fordham University football teams will be for No. 1 — as in the first victory of this season for whomever wins.  Story
Statistics
Tiger Trivia

Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999
WENDLER'S BIG GAMES NOT BIG ENOUGH
GO-TO GUY HOPING TO HELP TEAM SNAP SKID

Some losses can be explained when a big-name player doesn't perform his best. But for Phil Wendler, the 31-0 loss to Lehigh continued a different trend that has developed over his past two years at Princeton.   Story

Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999
PRINCETON-FORDHAM PREVIEW
TIGERS' LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON

Coach Steve Tosches is hoping that turning the starting quarterback job over to Tommy Crenshaw will help Princeton get into the win column over a young and defensively vulnerable Fordham team.  Story

Monday, Sept. 27, 1999
LEHIGH OFFENSE LEAVES PRINCETON IN DARK
TIGERS LOSE FIRST-EVER HOME NIGHT GAME, 31-0

Chuck Hastings said there was a buzz in the Princeton University football team locker room before Saturday night's game. But maybe the sound the Tigers' tri-captain heard was actually a buzz-saw from the Lehigh locker room.  Story

Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999
LEHIGH BLANKS PRINCETON 31-0
TIGERS' NIGHT LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON THEIR GAME

Lehigh University's football team did its best to conserve energy Saturday night. In the first night football game at Princeton Stadium, the No. 16 ranked Division I-AA team in the country turned the lights out quickly on the Princeton Tigers, 31-0.  Story

Friday, Sept. 24, 1999
TIGERS LOOK TO SLOW LEHIGH-POWERED OFFENSE
PRINCETON EXPECTING EXCITING FIRST NIGHT GAME

In his 12 previous years as Princeton University's head football coach, Steve Tosches has never started a season 0-2. That record will face its stiffest challenge yet when Lehigh visits Princeton Stadium 7 p.m. Saturday.  Story

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999
PRINCETON-LEHIGH PREVIEW
TIGERS' DEBUT FIRST-EVER NIGHT GAME

Lehigh is riding high from last season's 12-1 finish, but the Tigers are anxious to put last week's loss to Cornell behind them. No Princeton team coached by Steve Tosches has ever started 0-2.  Story
Tiger Trivia

Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999
CORNELL ROLLS PAST PRINCETON
BIG RED DOMINATES TIGERS, 20-3, IN OPENER

Cornell sophomore quarterback Ricky Rahne passed for 307 yards and two TDs to lead the Big Red to a 20-3 victory and spoil the Tigers' season opener before 18,000 people at Princeton Stadium. Story

Friday, Sept. 17, 1999
BIG RED, ORANGE ARE GREEN AT QB
PRINCETON, CORNELL SIGNAL-CALLERS TO BE TESTED

The outcome of Saturday's football opener between Princeton and Cornell could hinge on which team's inexperienced quarterbacks adapt most quickly to life as the offensive leader.  Story

Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999
MARCZYK WINS BACK STARTING JOB
PRINCETON'S SENIOR CENTER SHEDS 20 POUNDS

Bernie Marczyk, the center on the Princeton University football team the past three years, lost weight to improve his blocking range over the summer and successfully fought off a challenge to his starting job.  Story

Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999
PRINCETON-CORNELL PREVIEW
TIGERS, BIG RED MAKE SEASON DEBUTS SATURDAY

In the season openers for both teams, Cornell and Princeton will meet Saturday at Princeton Stadium in a contest that will match untested quarterbacks.  Story
Tiger Trivia

Monday, Sept. 13, 1999
TWO QUARTERBACKS BETTER THAN ONE?
TOSCHES TO PLATOON BLEVINS, CRENSHAW

While the two-quarterback system is all the rage in Division I football, it was Princeton University's experience four years ago that prompted Coach Steve Tosches to decide to alternate Jon Blevins and Tommy Crenshaw at the position this season.  Story
Hun grad Webster gives up football

Friday, Sept. 10, 1999
NOTHING MILD-MANNERED ABOUT HASTINGS
TIGER LINEBACKER MAKES UP FOR SIZE WITH EMOTION

If ever there was an example of the difference between real and "program" weight, Chuck Hastings is it. Listed as 6-1, 230, the Princeton University tri-captain looks more than 20 pounds lighter.  Story

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999
JACKMAN HOPING TO BECOME TWO-SPORT STAR
PRINCETON BASKETBALL PLAYER TO GIVE FOOTBALL A SHOT

Phil Jackman hopes to join the ranks of accomplished Princeton University players in two sports when the Tigers' basketball team reserve guard puts on the pads for his first football practice in four years.  Story

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999
ABDULLAH TAKING A COUPLE STEPS TO RIGHT
ALL-IVY GUARD, TRI-CAPTAIN SWITCHING TO CENTER

Hamin Abdullah, a 6-3, 275-pound senior who was named first-team All-Ivy at guard last season despite missing two league games, will move to the center position this fall.   Story

Monday, Sept. 6, 1999
DRIVEN FERRARA A LEADER FOR PU FOOTBALL
HOPES SUMMER OF DEDICATION PAYS DIVIDENDS ON FIELD THIS FALL

David Ferrara garnered plenty of acclaim in his first three years at Princeton. He will enter this season as the Tigers' career sacks leader with 23½. But the 6-foot-3, 250-pounder would give up all that if it would help Princeton play better.  Story

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999
TOSCHES FINALLY GETS LOOK AT PU FOOTBALL TEAM
TIGERS COACH HOPES 13TH CAMPAIGN PROVES LUCKY

Chances are Saturday wasn't an easy day for Steve Tosches and the Tigers. While other college football teams were playing their first game of the season, the Tiger coach and his players were still waiting to get on the field for their first practice.  Story

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