1984 Princeton Tigers football team

The 1984 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Princeton finished fifth in the Ivy League.

1984 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
1984 record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Frank Navarro (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Hank Small (2nd season)
Captains	Mark A. Berggren Chalmer S. Taylor
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium

1984 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their seventh year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 192 to 185. Mark A. Berggren and Chalmer S. Taylor were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 162 to 137.[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 22	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 17–9	16,300	[3]
September 29	Bucknell*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 20–14	11,150	[4]
October 6	Brown	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 30–32	11,870	[5]
October 13	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 38–8	9,621	[6]
October 20	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 3–41	31,039	[7]
October 27	Harvard	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 15–17	24,234	[8]
November 3	Penn	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 17–27	23,275	[9]
November 10	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 24–27	26,121	[10]
November 17	Dartmouth	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 21–17	11,205	[11]
*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. pp. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Van Sickle, Ken (September 23, 1984). "100-Yard TD on Interception Boosts Princeton, 17-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 7-E, 8-E – via Newspapers.com.
4. Miller, Laurel (September 30, 1984). "Late Bucknell Fumble Ensures Princeton Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 9-E, 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
5. Miller, Laurel (October 7, 1984). "Princeton Bows, 32-30, as Comeback Falls Short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
6. Miller, Laurel (October 14, 1984). "Princeton Rolls over Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
7. Baker, Kent (October 21, 1984). "Navy Whips Outmanned Princeton". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. pp. 1B, 14B – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 28, 1984). "White and Harvard Run Away from Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Newman, Chuck (November 4, 1984). "Penn Holds Off Princeton, 27-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 1-E, 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
10. Strong, Tom (November 11, 1984). "Yale Drives Past Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Faryniaz, Kirk (November 18, 1984). "Big Green Season Ends 21-17 on Losing Note at Princeton". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.