1980 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1980 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 6–4 4–3 Frank Navarro 3rd Mark W. Bailey Paul R. Van Pelt Palmer Stadium 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.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 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 137 to 124 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 29 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 y y y AP 1980 September 20 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 7-17 12,000 Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In Associated Press September 21, 1980 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54315553/1980-cornell-princeton September 27 @ Rutgers<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ (rivalry) L 13-44 26,219 Rutgers Crushes Princeton in Fitting End to Series Danny Robbins September 28, 1980 11-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56472600/1980-princeton-rutgers October 4 Brown Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 11-28 10,000 Punchless Tigers Lose 3rd Straight as Brown Coasts John Bruns October 5, 1980 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56534684/1980-brown-princeton October 11 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 31-19 6,875 Princeton Rips Lions John Bruns October 12, 1980 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56535618/1980-columbia-princeton October 18 Colgate<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 14-10 9,258 Late Score by Tigers Tips Raiders The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. John Bruns October 19, 1980 B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54300959/1980-colgate-princeton Newspapers.com October 25 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 7-3 6,868 Harvard Falls Again Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 26, 1980 54 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54319999/1980-harvard-princeton November 1 Penn Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 28-21 12,025 Princeton Wins Fourth Straight, Tops Penn, 28-21 George Shirk November 2, 1980 7-F, 12-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56538113/1980-penn-princeton/ November 8 Maine<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 24-7 7,210 Tigers Rap Maine; Tigers Win 5th Straight John Bruns November 9, 1980 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56539231/1980-princeton-maine/ November 15 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry) L 13-25 36,000 Yale Earns Title Tie Joe Concannon Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 16, 1980 86 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54323518/1980-princeton-yale/ November 22 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 27-24 15,500 Tigers Beat Dartmouth John Bruns November 23, 1980 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56540576/1980-dartmouth-princeton// References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football