Last year Princeton coach Steve Tosches had the same problem, only he had to replace All-America running back Judd Garrett. This year, it's a different story.

The 1990 Tigers squad posted Princeton's first losing season since 1986.

The quarterback position will be decided in the preseason, with senior Chad Roghair garnering the inside track. He will be challenged by junior Peter Hess and a trio of sophomores.

Junior running back Erick Hamilton, who led the Tigers in rushing and scoring last year, will be joined by sophomore Keith Elias. In only six freshman games last year, Elias rushed for 1080 yards on 158 carries. Against Columbia, he rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns.

The Tigers' two leading receivers, senior wide-out Mark Rogers and junior flanker Michael Lerch return this season.

Newcomers will start at tight end, but the offensive line will have some experience, returning three starters.

Three linemen return to anchor the Princeton defense--seniors Mark Johnson, Leon Newsome and Tom Ryan. Newsome's four sacks led the team in that category, and he recovered three fumbles.

Princeton also has experience at linebacker, where all four starters from last year return. The secondary, however, returns only one starter--senior cornerback Marvin Williams.

Bulldog Contenders

The Yale defense started earning a lot of respect late last season, and this year it might just allow the Bulldogs to sneak up on the rest of the Ancient Eight.

Coach Carm Cozza returns nine starters on defense.

On the line, senior Carmine Perrelli and juniors Erik Lee and Fred Howard evolved into one of the Ivy league's best units last year.

Three starters return to the secondary, led by Scott Wagner, a second team academic All-America last year. Wagner led the team with four interceptions last year. He is joined by returning starters Eric Drury and Maurice Saah.

The weakest unit on defense is the linebacker position, where Cozza will try to replace Jerry Joyce, who led the team in tackles last year, and captain Chris Gaughan.

The biggest offense punch from the Elis looks to come from the foot of senior placekicker Ed Perks. Perks led the team in scoring last year with 57 points.