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1980 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark W. Bailey
  • Paul R. Van Pelt
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Cornell
L 7–17 12,000 [3]
September 27 at Rutgers*
L 13–44 26,219 [4]
October 4 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 11–28 10,000 [5]
October 11 at Columbia
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
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.