1980 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1980 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Princeton tied for third in the Ivy League .
In their third year under head coach Frank Navarro , the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record but were outscored 198 to 175. Mark W. Bailey and Paul R. Van Pelt were the team captains.[ 1]
Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 137 to 124 by Ivy opponents.[ 2]
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1953 that the Tigers played three games against non-Ivy opponents.
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 at Cornell
L 7–17 12,000 [ 3]
September 27 at Rutgers *
L 13–44 26,219 [ 4]
October 4 Brown
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 11–28 10,000 [ 5]
October 11 at Columbia
W 31–19 6,875 [ 6]
October 18 Colgate *
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 14–10 9,258 [ 7]
October 25 Harvard
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 7–3 6,868 [ 8]
November 1 Penn
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 28–21 12,025 [ 9]
November 8 Maine *
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 24–7 7,210 [ 10]
November 15 at Yale
L 13–25 36,000 [ 11]
November 22 Dartmouth
Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 27–24 15,500 [ 12]
References
^ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University . p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ "Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press . September 21, 1980. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Robbins, Danny (September 28, 1980). "Rutgers Crushes Princeton in Fitting End to Series" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruns, John (October 5, 1980). "Punchless Tigers Lose 3rd Straight as Brown Coasts" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruns, John (October 12, 1980). "Princeton Rips Lions" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruns, John (October 19, 1980). "Late Score by Tigers Tips Raiders" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 26, 1980). "Harvard Falls Again" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Shirk, George (November 2, 1980). "Princeton Wins Fourth Straight, Tops Penn, 28-21" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 7-F, 12-F – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruns, John (November 9, 1980). "Tigers Rap Maine; Tigers Win 5th Straight" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (November 16, 1980). "Yale Earns Title Tie" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bruns, John (November 23, 1980). "Tigers Beat Dartmouth" . The Home News Sunday . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .
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