1982 Princeton Tigers football team

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.

1982 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Frank Navarro (5th season)
Captains	Victor L. Ruterbusch Jonathan E. Schultheis
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Ivy League football standings

v t e	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

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	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 41–36	11,118	[3]
September 25	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 17–35	18,147	[4]
October 2	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 28–23	10,743	[5]
October 9	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	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	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 19–37	28,250	[11]
November 20	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 20–43	3,200	[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. 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.