Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1982 Ivy League football standings The 1982 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for fourth place in the Ivy League.
In their fifth year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 317 to 229. Victor L. Ruterbusch and Jonathan E. Schultheis were the team captains.[1]
Princeton's 3–4 conference record earned it part of a four-way tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 215 to 154 by Ivy opponents.[2]
This was Princeton's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since helping to found the sport in 1872.
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | at Cornell | W 41–36 | 11,118 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | at Delaware | L 17–35 | 18,147 | [4] | |||
| October 2 | Brown |
| W 28–23 | 10,743 | [5] | ||
| October 9 | at Columbia | L 14–35 | 8,150 | [6] | |||
| October 16 | Army* |
| L 14–20 | 21,243 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Harvard |
| L 15–27 | 19,824 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | No. 14 Penn |
| W 17–14 | 20,249 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | Lafayette* |
| L 37–47 | 12,417 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | at Yale | L 19–37 | 28,250 | [11] | |||
| November 20 | Dartmouth |
| L 20–43 | 3,200 | [12] | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 30. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Cornell Comes Up Short, 41-36". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, N.Y.): p. 4D. September 19, 1982. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56874861/1982-cornell-princeton/.
- ↑ Simmons, Bill (September 26, 1982). "Delaware Overcomes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 11-E, 12-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56875915/1982-princeton-delaware/.
- ↑ O'Connell, Mike (October 3, 1982). "Princeton Laughs Last and Best". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 81. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56879743/1982-brown-princeton/.
- ↑ "Columbia Ends Loss Streak". The Sunday Record (Hackensack, N.J.): p. C4. October 10, 1982. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56882413/1982-columbia-princeton/.
- ↑ Cassata, Donna (October 17, 1982). "Army Holds Off Princeton, 20-14". Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.): pp. 1C. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56883992/1982-princeton-army/.
- ↑ Concannon, Joe (October 24, 1982). "Harvard Breaks Hex". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 83. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56884468/1982-harvard-princeton/.
- ↑ Logan, Joe (October 31, 1982). "Late FG by Princeton Gives Penn 1st Ivy Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 1-E, 14-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56887271/1982-penn-princeton/.
- ↑ Groller, Keith (November 7, 1982). "Leopards Get Best of Offensive Show". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, Pa.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56899099/1982-lafayette-princeton/.
- ↑ Apple, Ginny (November 14, 1982). "Yale Pummels Princeton, 37-19". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.): p. D8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56900548/1982-princeton-yale/.
- ↑ "Dartmouth's Triumph Gains Share of Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 11-E, 16-E. November 21, 1982. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56917693/1982-dartmouth-princeton/.
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