1989 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton tied for the Ivy League championship.
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Steve Tosches (3rd season)
DefensivecoordinatorMark Harriman (1st season)
| 1989 Princeton Tigers football | |
|---|---|
Ivy League co-champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mark Harriman (1st season) |
| Captain | Franco S. Pagnanelli |
| Home stadium | Palmer Stadium |
In their third year under head coach Steve Tosches, the Tigers compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents 237 to 177. Franco S. Pagnanelli was the team captain.[1]
Princeton's 6–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 168 to 80.[2] The Tigers' only league loss was to their co-champion, Yale.
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | at Dartmouth | W 20–14 | 6,916 | [3] | |||
| September 23 | No. 15 William & Mary* |
| T 31–31 | 4,138 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | at No. 4 Holy Cross* | L 0–46 | 16,442 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | at Brown | W 38–15 | 4,500 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | Columbia |
| W 24–8 | 11,140 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | Fordham* |
| W 38–20 | 12,505 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at Harvard | W 28–14 | 22,300 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | at Penn | W 30–8 | 38,106 | [10] | |||
| November 11 | No. 15 Yale |
| L 7–14 | 37,762 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | Cornell |
| W 21–7 | 12,505 | [12] | ||
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