1980 Princeton Tigers football team
| 1980 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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| Yale $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Cornell | L 7–17 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at Rutgers* | L 13–44 | 26,219 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Brown |
| L 11–28 | 10,000 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Columbia | W 31–19 | 6,875 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Colgate* |
| W 14–10 | 9,258 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | Harvard |
| W 7–3 | 6,868 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | Penn |
| W 28–21 | 12,025 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | Maine* |
| W 24–7 | 7,210 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Yale | L 13–25 | 36,000 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | Dartmouth |
| W 27–24 | 15,500 | [12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.