In their third year under head coach Frank Navarro, the Tigers compiled a 6–4 record but were outscored 198 to 175.
Mark W. Bailey and Paul R. Van Pelt were the team captains.
[1] Princeton's 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings.
[2] Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1953 that the Tigers played three games against non-Ivy opponents.
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.