1978 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1978 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Princeton finished seventh in the Ivy League.

1978 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
1978 record2–5–2 (1–4–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Gregory D. Bauman
  • Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1978 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Brown 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Yale 4 –1 –2  5 –2 –2
Cornell 3 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Harvard 2 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
Columbia 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Princeton 1 –4 –2  2 –5 –2
Penn 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

In their first year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 2–5–2 record and were outscored 183 to 126. Gregory D. Bauman and Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 1–4–2 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 147 to 113 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 at Cornell
T 14–14 15,000 [3]
September 30 at Rutgers*
L 0–24 25,307 [4]
October 7 Brown
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 16-44 15,041 [5]
October 14 at Columbia
L 10-14 7,175 [6]
October 21 Colgate*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 13-12 14,005 [7]
October 28 Harvard
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
T 24-24 17,500 [8]
November 4 Penn
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
W 21-0 10,354 [9]
November 11 at Yale
L 7-23 32,000 [10]
November 18 Dartmouth
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 21-28 19,565 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Princeton Knots Cornell, 14-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. September 24, 1978. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ronberg, Gary (October 1, 1978). "Rutgers' 2d Half Stuns Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 7-E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Oakley, Jack (October 8, 1978). "Brown Claws Tigers, 44-16". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ciulla Stars as Columbia Calls on Trick Play to Top Princeton, 14-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1978. p. 8-F – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ausubel, Lawrence (October 22, 1978). "Moyer's Interception Saves Princeton's Victory, 13-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Haynes, Walter (October 29, 1978). "Harvard Holds On for 24-24 Tie". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bruns, John (November 5, 1978). "Crissy, Barrett Lead Tigers Past Penn". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Strong, Roger (November 12, 1978). "Yale Passes Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Roberts, Ernie (November 19, 1978). "Dartmouth Stops Princeton, 28-21; Wins Ivy Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
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