2002 Princeton Tigers football team
# 2002 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2002 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. During the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Tigers tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their third year under head coach Roger Hughes, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record, though they were outscored 236 to 226. Drew Babinecz and Chisom Opara were the team captains.

Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 176 to 154 by Ivy opponents.

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

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| September 21 | at No. 3 Lehigh* | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | L 24–31 | 12,176 |
| September 28 | Lafayette* | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | W 34–19 | 17,883 |
| October 5 | at Columbia | Wien StadiumNew York, NY | W 35–32 | 9,103 |
| October 12 | Colgate* | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | W 14–10 | 11,485 |
| October 19 | Brown | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | W 16–14 | 11,067 |
| October 26 | Harvard | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | L 17–24 | 15,015 |
| November 2 | at Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | W 32–25 $^{OT}$ | |
| November 9 | No. 21 Penn | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | L 13–44 | 19,758 |
| November 16 | at Yale | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT (rivalry) | L 3–7 | 7,638 |
| November 23 | Dartmouth | Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | W 38–30 | 11,597 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game ||||||
