Princeton University Athletics
Remember When....
January 07, 2000 | General
10 years ago: November 1989
As autumn fell in the late months of 1989, the then lightweight football team (now referred to as sprint football) was staring at a 0-2-1 record with four games remaining in the Eastern Lightweight Football League.
After a 24-8 loss at Pennsylvania and a 14-12 defeat at home against Rutgers, the Tigers left the Anthracite Bowl in Pottsville, Pa., with a 25-25 tie with Army. Princeton would avenge those two losses en route to winning four straight games without allowing a single point and claiming its ninth overall ELFL crown and first in 14 years.
Coached by Tom Murray, the Orange and Black blanked Cornell 9-0 in Ithaca followed by a 12-0 win over Navy at home. Two weeks later Princeton finished off Rutgers 15-0 on the road to stand 4-2-1 and ELFL champion.
15 years ago: November 24, 1984
To become a successful head coach you have to start somewhere. Fifteen years ago Susan Teeter entered the 1984-85 season as the fifth head coach of Princeton women's swimming. In her debut on Nov. 24, 1984, Princeton defeated Ivy foe Cornell 80-60 at Dillon Gym and marked the first of her 93 career victories, which are the most by any coach in the program.
In her tenure at Princeton, Teeter has led the Tigers to three consecutive titles at the Eastern Womenis Swimming championships (1993 to 1995) and five Ivy League crowns. She boasts a 93-39 record in her career at Old Nassau, including an 82-22 mark in league competition. She has led the Tigers to NCAA championship appearances in 1994, 1995 and 1999.
Outside of Princeton, Teeter served at the team manager for the U.S. Swimming and Diving team in the 1996 Olympics and will be in Sydney in 2000 as an assistant manager.
20 years ago: November 30, 1979
On Nov. 30, 1979, the Princeton women's hockey team hit the ice for the season opener against Pennsylvania. It was a normal routine, one they had done before. But that night held a little more meaning. The 1979 season marked the first year the Orange and Black had official varsity status.
Behind five goals by Lisa Wisniewski '80, the Tigers topped the Quakers 13-2 at Baker Rink, notching the first of 241 wins in its 20-year history. The late Bill Quackenbush stood at the helm that season and led the Tigers to a 13-4 record with a 5-1 Ivy mark. Janice Benson i80 was selected first-team All-Ivy, while Katie Stanton i80, Joyce Copeland i80 and Julia Wallace i83 made the second team.
research by Jenn Garrett