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Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1989 Ivy League football standings The 1989 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for the Ivy League championship.

In their third year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents 237 to 177. Franco S. Pagnanelli was the team captain.[1]

Princeton's 6–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 168 to 80.[2] The Tigers' only league loss was to their co-champion, Yale.

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Dartmouth W 20–14 6,916 [3]
September 23 No. 15 William & Mary*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
T 31–31 4,138 [4]
September 30 at No. 4 Holy Cross* L 0–46 16,442 [5]
October 7 at Brown W 38–15 4,500 [6]
October 14 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 24–8 11,140 [7]
October 21 Fordham*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 38–20 12,505 [8]
October 28 at Harvard W 28–14 22,300 [9]
November 4 at Penn W 30–8 38,106 [10]
November 11 No. 15 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 7–14 37,762 [11]
November 18 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 21–7 12,505 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. p. 33. https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Reinert, Bob (September 17, 1989). "Garrett Plows Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, Mass.): p. 68. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57644400/1989-dartmouth-princeton/.
  4. Denn, Charlie (September 24, 1989). "Late Princeton Rally Catches W&M 31-31". Daily Press (Newport News, Va.): p. B1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57646350/1989-princeton-wm/.
  5. Knobelman, Bob (October 1, 1989). "Nothing Goes Right as Tigers Suffer Blowout". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57663749/1989-princeton-hc/.
  6. Knobelman, Bob (October 8, 1989). "Garrett Carries Payload as PU Hammers Brown". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57667299/1989-brown-princeton/.
  7. Goodman, Brett (October 15, 1989). "Princeton Avenges Its Loss to Lions, 24-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57673270/1989-columbia-princeton/.
  8. Goodman, Brett (October 22, 1989). "A Milestone Princeton Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 11-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56887195/a-milestone-princeton-win/.
  9. Knobelman, Bob (October 29, 1989). "Gimmicks Help Princeton to Easy Win over Harvard". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. C1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57675957/1989-harvard-princeton/.
  10. Knobelman, Bob (November 5, 1989). "Princeton Within One Win of Ivy Crown; Tigers Shake Quakers". The Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.): p. E1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57680110/1989-penn-princeton/.
  11. Goodman, Brett (November 12, 1989). "Yale Edges Princeton, 14-7, to Clinch Tie for Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 13-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57681043/1989-princeton-yale/.
  12. Goodman, Brett (November 19, 1989). "Princeton Tops Cornell, Ties Yale for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.): p. 13-E. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57682794/1989-cornell-princeton/.

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