1983 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1983 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1983 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHank Small (1st season)
Captains
  • Steven K. Stearns
  • Jeffrey J. Urbany
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
1983 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard + 5 1 16 2 2
Penn + 5 1 16 3 1
Brown 4 2 14 5 1
Dartmouth 4 2 14 5 1
Cornell 3 3 13 6 1
Princeton 2 5 04 6 0
Columbia 1 5 11 7 2
Yale 1 6 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In their sixth year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 4–6 record but outscored opponents 285 to 277. Steven K. Stearns and Jeffrey J. Urbany were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 2–5 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 179 to 169 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Dartmouth L 3–21 10,022 [3]
September 24 Bucknell*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 46–28 10,170 [4]
October 1 at Brown W 27–16 10,009 [5]
October 8 Columbia
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 35–26 12,240 [6]
October 15 Navy*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 29–37 21,730 [7]
October 22 at Harvard L 26–28 15,500 [8]
October 29 at Penn L 27–28 36,579 [9]
November 5 Lafayette*
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
W 41–33 10,117 [10]
November 12 Yale
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 21–28 27,140 [11]
November 19 Cornell
  • Palmer Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 30–32 9,170 [12]
  • *Non-conference 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. Roberts, Ernie (September 18, 1983). "Weissman Carries Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 via Newspapers.com.
  4. O'Brien, Ken (September 25, 1983). "Tigers Wallop Bisons". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Duffy, Bob (October 2, 1983). "Tested by Brown, Princeton Passes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 via Newspapers.com.
  6. O'Brien, Ken (October 9, 1983). "Tigers Top Lions by 35-26". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. O'Brien, Ken (October 16, 1983). "Princeton Rally Too Late in 37-29 Loss to Middies". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Powers, John (October 23, 1983). "Harvard Holds Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bruton, Mike (October 30, 1983). "Penn Recovers in Time to Top Princeton, 28-27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D via Newspapers.com.
  10. Markowitz, Marc (November 6, 1983). "Princeton Rally Tops Lafayette 41-33". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Yale Upsets Princeton, 28-21, for 1st Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 13, 1983. pp. 13-G, 16-G via Newspapers.com.
  12. O'Brien, Ken (November 20, 1983). "QB Hurt, Princeton Collapses". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 via Newspapers.com.
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