1984 Princeton Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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| year = 1984
| team = Princeton Tigers
| sport = football
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Frank Navarro
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Hank Small
| oc_year = 2nd
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| captain = Mark A. Berggren
| captain2 = Chalmer S. Taylor
| stadium = Palmer Stadium
}}
{{1984 Ivy League football standings}}
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.
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.{{cite book |title=Princeton Football Record Book |chapter=Results |publisher=Princeton University |location=Princeton, N.J. |page=30 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |url=http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/?tnc_pvfw=ZmlsZT1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnByaW5jZXRvbnRpZ2Vyc2Zvb3RiYWxsLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNy8wMi9QcmluY2V0b25fRm9vdGJhbGxfUmVjb3JkX0Jvb2sucGRmJnNldHRpbmdzPSZsYW5nPWVuLVVT}}
Princeton's 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 162 to 137.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|pages=30–31}}
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.
Schedule
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| September 22 | @ | Cornell
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | W 17-9
| 16,300 | {{cite news |title=100-Yard TD on Interception Boosts Princeton, 17-9 |first=Ken |last=Van Sickle |date=September 23, 1984 |pages=7-E, 8-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119282/1984-cornell-princeton/ }}
| September 29 | | Bucknell
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | W 20-14
| 11,150 | {{cite news |title=Late Bucknell Fumble Ensures Princeton Win |first=Laurel |last=Miller |date=September 30, 1984 |pages=9-E, 14-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57119675/1984-bucknell-princeton/ }}
| October 6 | | Brown
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 30-32
| 11,870 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Bows, 32-30, as Comeback Falls Short |first=Laurel |last=Miller |date=October 7, 1984 |pages=11-E, 16-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57120626/1984-brown-princeton/ }}
| October 13 | @ | Columbia
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 38-8
| 9,621 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Rolls over Columbia |first=Laurel |last=Miller |date=October 14, 1984 |pages=13-E, 14-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57121047/1984-columbia-princeton/ }}
| October 20 | @ | Navy
| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis, MD | L 3-41
| 31,039 | {{cite news |title=Navy Whips Outmanned Princeton |first=Kent |last=Baker |date=October 21, 1984 |pages=1B, 14B |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57159426/1984-princeton-navy/ }}
| October 27 | | Harvard
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | L 15-17
| 24,234 | {{cite news |title=White and Harvard Run Away from Princeton |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=October 28, 1984 |page=62 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57163347/1984-harvard-princeton/ }}
| November 3 | | Penn
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | L 17-27
| 23,275 | {{cite news |title=Penn Holds Off Princeton, 27-17 |first=Chuck |last=Newman |date=November 4, 1984 |pages=1-E, 12-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57165785/1984-penn-princeton/ }}
| November 10 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT (rivalry) | L 24-27
| 26,121 | {{cite news |title=Yale Drives Past Princeton |first=Tom |last=Strong |date=November 11, 1984 |page=72 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57167263/1984-princeton-yale/ }}
| November 17 | | Dartmouth
| Palmer Stadium | Princeton, NJ | W 21-17
| 11,205 | {{cite news |title=Big Green Season Ends 21-17 on Losing Note at Princeton |first=Kirk |last=Faryniaz |date=November 18, 1984 |at=sect. 2, p. 1 |newspaper=The Sunday Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vt.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57171558/1984-dartmouth-princeton/ }}
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