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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