1989 Princeton Tigers football team

1989 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMark Harriman (1st season)
CaptainFranco S. Pagnanelli
Home stadiumPalmer Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Princeton + 6 1 0 7 2 1
Harvard 5 2 0 5 5 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 5 5 0
Cornell 2 5 0 4 6 0
Penn 2 5 0 4 6 0
Brown 2 5 0 2 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

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.

  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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.