1989 Princeton Tigers football team

American college football season

1989 Princeton Tigers football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Tosches (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Harriman (1st season)
Captain	Franco S. Pagnanelli
Home stadium	Palmer Stadium
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Ivy League football standings
v t e	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.

Princeton's 6–1 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 168 to 80. 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
September 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 20–14	6,916
September 23	No. 15 William & Mary*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	T 31–31	4,138
September 30	at No. 4 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–46	16,442
October 7	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 38–15	4,500
October 14	Columbia	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 24–8	11,140
October 21	Fordham*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 38–20	12,505
October 28	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 28–14	22,300
November 4	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 30–8	38,106
November 11	No. 15 Yale	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 7–14	37,762
November 18	Cornell	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 21–7	12,505
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

"Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
"Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
Reinert, Bob (September 17, 1989). "Garrett Plows Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
Denn, Charlie (September 24, 1989). "Late Princeton Rally Catches W&M 31-31". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
Knobelman, Bob (October 1, 1989). "Nothing Goes Right as Tigers Suffer Blowout". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
Knobelman, Bob (October 8, 1989). "Garrett Carries Payload as PU Hammers Brown". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
Goodman, Brett (October 15, 1989). "Princeton Avenges Its Loss to Lions, 24-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
Goodman, Brett (October 22, 1989). "A Milestone Princeton Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
Knobelman, Bob (October 29, 1989). "Gimmicks Help Princeton to Easy Win over Harvard". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
Knobelman, Bob (November 5, 1989). "Princeton Within One Win of Ivy Crown; Tigers Shake Quakers". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
Goodman, Brett (November 12, 1989). "Yale Edges Princeton, 14-7, to Clinch Tie for Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.
Goodman, Brett (November 19, 1989). "Princeton Tops Cornell, Ties Yale for Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Princeton Tigers football
Venues	University Field (1876–1913) Palmer Stadium (1914–1996) Powers Field at Princeton Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Legacy Bowl Harvard Penn Rutgers Yale
Culture & lore	First American football game (painting) 1922 Chicago game Poe brothers "Princeton Cannon Song" Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Ivy League football champions
I-A/FBS	Yale (1956) Princeton (1957) Dartmouth (1958) Penn (1959) Yale (1960) Columbia & Harvard (1961) Dartmouth (1962) Dartmouth & Princeton (1963) Princeton (1964) Dartmouth (1965) Dartmouth, Harvard, & Princeton (1966) Yale (1967) Harvard & Yale (1968) Dartmouth, Yale, & Princeton (1969) Dartmouth (1970) Dartmouth & Cornell (1971) Dartmouth (1972) Dartmouth (1973) Yale (1974) Harvard (1975) Yale & Brown (1976) Yale (1977) Dartmouth (1978) Yale (1979) Yale (1980) Yale & Dartmouth (1981)
I-AA/FCS	Dartmouth, Harvard & Penn (1982) Harvard & Penn (1983) Penn (1984) Penn (1985) Penn (1986) Harvard (1987) Penn & Cornell (1988) Yale & Princeton (1989) Dartmouth & Cornell (1990) Dartmouth (1991) Dartmouth & Princeton (1992) Penn (1993) Penn (1994) Princeton (1995) Dartmouth (1996) Harvard (1997) Penn (1998) Brown & Yale (1999) Penn (2000) Harvard (2001) Penn (2002) Penn (2003) Harvard (2004) Brown (2005) Princeton & Yale (2006) Harvard (2007) Harvard & Brown (2008) Penn (2009) Penn (2010) Harvard (2011) Penn (2012) Harvard & Princeton (2013) Harvard (2014) Harvard, Dartmouth, & Penn (2015) Princeton & Penn (2016) Yale (2017) Princeton (2018) Dartmouth & Yale (2019) No season (2020) Dartmouth & Princeton (2021) Yale (2022) Dartmouth, Harvard, & Yale (2023) Columbia, Dartmouth, & Harvard (2024)

Ivy League football champions

I-A/FBS

Yale (1956)
Princeton (1957)
Dartmouth (1958)
Penn (1959)
Yale (1960)
Columbia & Harvard (1961)
Dartmouth (1962)
Dartmouth & Princeton (1963)
Princeton (1964)
Dartmouth (1965)
Dartmouth, Harvard, & Princeton (1966)
Yale (1967)
Harvard & Yale (1968)
Dartmouth, Yale, & Princeton (1969)
Dartmouth (1970)
Dartmouth & Cornell (1971)
Dartmouth (1972)
Dartmouth (1973)
Yale (1974)
Harvard (1975)
Yale & Brown (1976)
Yale (1977)
Dartmouth (1978)
Yale (1979)
Yale (1980)
Yale & Dartmouth (1981)

I-AA/FCS

Dartmouth, Harvard & Penn (1982)
Harvard & Penn (1983)
Penn (1984)
Penn (1985)
Penn (1986)
Harvard (1987)
Penn & Cornell (1988)
Yale & Princeton (1989)
Dartmouth & Cornell (1990)
Dartmouth (1991)
Dartmouth & Princeton (1992)
Penn (1993)
Penn (1994)
Princeton (1995)
Dartmouth (1996)
Harvard (1997)
Penn (1998)
Brown & Yale (1999)
Penn (2000)
Harvard (2001)
Penn (2002)
Penn (2003)
Harvard (2004)
Brown (2005)
Princeton & Yale (2006)
Harvard (2007)
Harvard & Brown (2008)
Penn (2009)
Penn (2010)
Harvard (2011)
Penn (2012)
Harvard & Princeton (2013)
Harvard (2014)
Harvard, Dartmouth, & Penn (2015)
Princeton & Penn (2016)
Yale (2017)
Princeton (2018)
Dartmouth & Yale (2019)
No season (2020)
Dartmouth & Princeton (2021)
Yale (2022)
Dartmouth, Harvard, & Yale (2023)
Columbia, Dartmouth, & Harvard (2024)

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