1979 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1979 Princeton Tigers football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 5–2 Frank Navarro 2nd Matthew F. McGrath Stephen R. Reynolds Palmer Stadium The 1979 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Princeton tied for second in the Ivy League. In their second year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 166 to 152. Matthew F. McGrath and Stephen R. Reynolds 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 5–2 conference record tied for second place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 146 to 97.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 28–29 Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey. Schedule y y y AP 1979 September 22 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 16-0 14,500 Princeton Tips Sluggish Green Ernie Roberts September 23, 1979 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451457/1979-s22-ivies September 29 Rutgers<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 14-38 23,523 Rutgers Gets 24 in 2d Half, Tops Princeton, 38-14 Paul Smith September 30, 1979 12-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56457251/1979-princeton-rutgers October 6 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 12-31 12,500 Carbone, Villella Lead Brown over Princeton Associated Press October 7, 1979 8-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56459995/1979-brown-penn October 13 Columbia Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 35-0 8,705 Princeton Triumphs, 35-0 Paul Smith October 14, 1979 8D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460709/1979-o13-ivies-2 October 20 Colgate<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 6-17 12,687 Colgate's Use of a Wing-T Beats Princeton by 17 to 6 Paul Smith October 21, 1979 8-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56461431/1979-colgate-princeton October 27 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 9-7 15,000 Harvard Falls Lesley Visser October 28, 1979 82 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462309/1979-harvard-princeton November 3 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 38-10 13,604 Penn Blasted by Princeton November 4, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/ November 10 Yale Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 10-35 22,825 Yale Shows Princeton Who's No. 1 John Bruns November 11, 1979 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip56465913/1979-princeton-yale November 17 Cornell Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26-14 11,867 Princeton Concludes with a 26-14 Triumph Paul Smith November 18, 1979 10-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468041/1979-n17-ivies References Princeton Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons Princeton Tigers football