1982 Princeton Tigers football team

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1982 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Victor L. Ruterbusch
  • Jonathan E. Schultheis
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Penn + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Brown 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Cornell
W 41–36 11,118 [3]
September 25 at Delaware
L 17–35 18,147 [4]
October 2 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 28–23 10,743 [5]
October 9 at Columbia
L 14–35 8,150 [6]
October 16 Army*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 14–20 21,243 [7]
October 23 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 15–27 19,824 [8]
October 30 No. 14 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 17–14 20,249 [9]
November 6 Lafayette*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 37–47 12,417 [10]
November 13 at Yale
L 19–37 28,250 [11]
November 20 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 20–43 3,200 [12]

References[edit]

  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. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cornell Comes Up Short, 41-36". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. September 19, 1982. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Simmons, Bill (September 26, 1982). "Delaware Overcomes Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Mike (October 3, 1982). "Princeton Laughs Last and Best". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Columbia Ends Loss Streak". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. October 10, 1982. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cassata, Donna (October 17, 1982). "Army Holds Off Princeton, 20-14". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 24, 1982). "Harvard Breaks Hex". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Logan, Joe (October 31, 1982). "Late FG by Princeton Gives Penn 1st Ivy Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-E, 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Groller, Keith (November 7, 1982). "Leopards Get Best of Offensive Show". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Apple, Ginny (November 14, 1982). "Yale Pummels Princeton, 37-19". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dartmouth's Triumph Gains Share of Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 21, 1982. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
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