1978 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–5–2 (1–4–2 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Frank Navarro (1st season)
Captains
- Gregory D. Bauman
- Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
| 1978 Princeton Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–5–2 (1–4–2 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | at Cornell | T 14–14 | 15,000 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | at Rutgers* | L 0–24 | 25,307 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | Brown |
| L 16-44 | 15,041 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | at Columbia | L 10-14 | 7,175 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | Colgate* |
| W 13-12 | 14,005 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | Harvard |
| T 24-24 | 17,500 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | Penn |
| W 21-0 | 10,354 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | at Yale | L 7-23 | 32,000 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | Dartmouth |
| L 21-28 | 19,565 | [11] | ||
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