1980 Princeton Tigers football team

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.

1980 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1980 record	6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Frank Navarro (3rd season)
Captains	Mark W. Bailey Paul R. Van Pelt
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1980 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–17	12,000	[3]
September 27	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ (rivalry)	L 13–44	26,219	[4]
October 4	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 11–28	10,000	[5]
October 11	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 31–19	6,875	[6]
October 18	Colgate*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 14–10	9,258	[7]
October 25	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 7–3	6,868	[8]
November 1	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 28–21	12,025	[9]
November 8	Maine*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 24–7	7,210	[10]
November 15	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 13–25	36,000	[11]
November 22	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–24	15,500	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Princeton Errs -- Cornell Cashes In". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 21, 1980. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Robbins, Danny (September 28, 1980). "Rutgers Crushes Princeton in Fitting End to Series". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F – via Newspapers.com.
5. 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.
6. Bruns, John (October 12, 1980). "Princeton Rips Lions". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bruns, John (October 19, 1980). "Late Score by Tigers Tips Raiders". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 26, 1980). "Harvard Falls Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Concannon, Joe (November 16, 1980). "Yale Earns Title Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bruns, John (November 23, 1980). "Tigers Beat Dartmouth". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.