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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1984 Ivy League football standings The 1984 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their seventh year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 192 to 185. Mark A. Berggren and Chalmer S. Taylor were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 162 to 137.[2]

Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Cornell W 17–9 16,300 [3]
September 29 Bucknell*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 20–14 11,150 [4]
October 6 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 30–32 11,870 [5]
October 13 at Columbia W 38–8 9,621 [6]
October 20 at Navy* L 3–41 31,039 [7]
October 27 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 15–17 24,234 [8]
November 3 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 17–27 23,275 [9]
November 10 at Yale L 24–27 26,121 [10]
November 17 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 21–17 11,205 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. "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.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide. Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 30-31. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Van Sickle, Ken (September 23, 1984). "100-Yard TD on Interception Boosts Princeton, 17-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 7-E, 8-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119282/1984-cornell-princeton/.
  4. Miller, Laurel (September 30, 1984). "Late Bucknell Fumble Ensures Princeton Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 9-E, 14-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119675/1984-bucknell-princeton/.
  5. Miller, Laurel (October 7, 1984). "Princeton Bows, 32-30, as Comeback Falls Short". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 11-E, 16-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57120626/1984-brown-princeton/.
  6. Miller, Laurel (October 14, 1984). "Princeton Rolls over Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 13-E, 14-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57121047/1984-columbia-princeton/.
  7. Baker, Kent (October 21, 1984). "Navy Whips Outmanned Princeton". The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Md.): pp. 1B, 14B. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57159426/1984-princeton-navy/.
  8. Concannon, Joe (October 28, 1984). "White and Harvard Run Away from Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 62. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57163347/1984-harvard-princeton/.
  9. Newman, Chuck (November 4, 1984). "Penn Holds Off Princeton, 27-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): pp. 1-E, 12-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57165785/1984-penn-princeton/.
  10. Strong, Tom (November 11, 1984). "Yale Drives Past Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 72. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57167263/1984-princeton-yale/.
  11. Faryniaz, Kirk (November 18, 1984). "Big Green Season Ends 21-17 on Losing Note at Princeton". The Sunday Rutland Herald (Rutland, Vt.): sect. 2, p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57171558/1984-dartmouth-princeton/.
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