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The 1996 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its final year at Palmer Stadium, Princeton tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Headcoach
Captains
  • Jimmy Archie
  • Marc Washington
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1996 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jimmy Archie
  • Marc Washington
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
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1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Dartmouth $ 7–0  10–0 
Columbia 5–2  8–2 
Brown 4–3  5–5 
Cornell 4–3  4–6 
Penn 3–4  5–5 
Harvard 2–5  4–6 
Princeton 2–5  3–7 
Yale 1–6  2–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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In their 10th year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 202 to 144. Jimmy Archie and Marc Washington were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 142 to 87 by Ivy League opponents.[2]

Princeton played its home games, for the 83rd and final year, at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. After the 1996 season, Palmer Stadium was demolished to make way for its replacement.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Cornell L 27–33 OT 14,120 [3]
September 28 Holy Cross* W 37–30 5,451 [4]
October 5 Lehigh*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 14–20 7,053 [5]
October 12 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 23–27 8,030 [6]
October 19 at Bucknell* L 6–10 2,166 [7]
October 26 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 0–24 14,410 [8]
November 2 at Columbia W 14–11 9,100 [9]
November 9 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 6–10 10,034 [10]
November 16 at Yale W 17–13 29,469 [11]
November 23 No. 18 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–24 16,461 [12]
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