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

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

  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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