1978 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1978 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 2–5–2 1–4–2 Frank Navarro 1st Gregory D. Bauman Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Palmer Stadium The 1978 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Princeton finished seventh in the Ivy League. In their first year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 2–5–2 record and were outscored 183 to 126. Gregory D. Bauman and Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. were the team captains.Princeton Football Record Book Results Princeton University Princeton, N.J. 29 June 20, 2020 http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT Princeton's 1–4–2 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 147 to 113 by Ivy opponents.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 28 Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y AP 1978 September 23 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY T 14-14 15,000 Princeton Knots Cornell, 14-14 United Press International September 24, 1978 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 September 30 @ Rutgers<ncg> Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) L 0-24 25,307 Rutgers' 2d Half Stuns Princeton Gary Ronberg October 1, 1978 7-E The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56390664/1978-princeton-rutgers October 7 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 16-44 15,041 Brown Claws Tigers, 44-16 Jack Oakley October 8, 1978 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396079/1978-brown-princeton October 14 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 10-14 7,175 Ciulla Stars as Columbia Calls on Trick Play to Top Princeton, 14-10 Associated Press October 15, 1978 8-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56397330/1978-columbia-princeton October 21 Colgate<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 13-12 14,005 Moyer's Interception Saves Princeton's Victory, 13-12 Lawrence Ausubel October 22, 1978 11-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398711/1978-colgate-princeton October 28 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) T 24-24 17,500 Harvard Holds On for 24-24 Tie Walter Haynes October 29, 1978 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56399729/1978-harvard-princeton November 4 Penn Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 21-0 10,354 Crissy, Barrett Lead Tigers Past Penn John Bruns November 5, 1978 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56410137/1978-penn-princeton November 11 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) L 7-23 32,000 Yale Passes Princeton Roger Strong November 12, 1978 48 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56412282/1978-princeton-yale November 18 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 21-28 19,565 Dartmouth Stops Princeton, 28-21; Wins Ivy Title Ernie Roberts November 19, 1978 50 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413677/1978-dartmouth-princeton References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football