1981 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1981 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 5–4–1 5–1–1 Frank Navarro 4th Jonathon D. Helmerich Lawrence D. Van Pelt Palmer Stadium The 1981 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Princeton finished third in the Ivy League. In their fourth year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 5–4–1 record but were outscored 323 to 233. Jonathon D. Helmerich and Lawrence D. Van Pelt were the team captains.Princeton Football Record Book Results Princeton University Princeton, N.J. 30 June 20, 2020 http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT Princeton's 5–1–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 181 to 155.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 29 This would be Princeton's last season in the NCAA's top level of football competition. Shortly after the season ended, the NCAA reassigned all of the Ivy League teams to the second-tier Division I-AA,Big Guys on Block Bully Ivy, HC Football Ernie Roberts The Boston Globe Boston, Mass. December 4, 1981 which would later be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision. Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y AP 1981 September 19 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 13-32 6,981 Dartmouth Opens by Routing Princeton, 32-13 Paul Robbins The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. September 20, 1981 sect. 2, p. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56611303/1981-princeton-dartmouth/ Newspapers.com September 26 @ Delaware<ncg> Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 8-61 10,110 Delaware Massacres Princeton Bill Simmons September 27, 1981 9-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56611957/1981-princeton-delaware/ October 3 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 20-17 5,800 Princeton, Holly Stop Brown John Ahern October 4, 1981 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310307/1981-brown-princeton/ October 10 Columbia Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 21-14 12,360 Holly Drives Tigers Ken O'Brien October 11, 1981 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56630479/1981-columbia-princeton/ October 17 @ Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 0-34 39,515 Army Shuts Out Princeton, 34-0 October 11, 1981 1C Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56633359/1981-princeton-army/ October 24 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) T 17-17 17,500 Harvard Gains Tie Bob Monahan October 25, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310985/1981-harvard-princeton/ October 31 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 38-30 20,333 Princeton QB Tosses Quakers for a 38-30 Loss Gail Shister November 1, 1981 9-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56635353/1981-penn-princeton/ November 7 Maine<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 44-55 6,887 Maine Bests Tigers Ken O'Brien November 8, 1981 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56638589/1981-princeton-maine/ November 14 Yale Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 35-31 20,303 Yale Upset, 35-31 November 15, 1981 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56643305/1981-princeton-yale/ November 21 Cornell Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 37-14 9,009 Blackman Sees Better Days Ahead for Big Red Kenny Van Sickle November 23, 1981 17 The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56645710/1981-cornell-princeton/ Roster 1981 Princeton Tigers f 9 Bob Holly Bob Holly (American football) QB y *Frank Navarro References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football