2017 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2017 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Surace and played their home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Princeton is a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 5–5 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play to place seventh. Princeton averaged 7,366 fans per game.

2017 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Surace (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Sean Gleeson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Steve Verbit
Home stadium	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

2017 Ivy League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Yale $		6	–	1					9	–	1
Columbia		5	–	2					8	–	2
Dartmouth		5	–	2					8	–	2
Penn		4	–	3					6	–	4
Harvard		3	–	4					5	–	5
Cornell		3	–	4					3	–	7
Princeton		2	–	5					5	–	5
Brown		0	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

The 2017 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. The Tigers hosted Ivy League foes Columbia, Cornell, and Yale, and traveled to Brown, Harvard, Penn, and Dartmouth.

Princeton's non-conference opponents were San Diego of the Pioneer Football League and Lafayette and Georgetown of the Patriot League.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	12:00 p.m.	San Diego*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ELVN	W 27–17	10,421
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	STADIUM	W 38–17	7,239
September 30	12:30 p.m.	Columbia	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ELVN	L 24–28	5,073
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ		W 50–30	4,466
October 14	12:30 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI		W 53–0	3,028
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	NBCSN	W 52–17	10,114
October 28	7:00 p.m.	Cornell	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	NBCSN	L 28–29	5,642
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	TCN	L 35–38	9,073
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Yale	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ELVN	L 31–35	11,229
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH		L 44–54	3,081
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

San Diego

See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

San Diego vs. Princeton – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego	0	10	0	7	17
Princeton	6	8	6	7	27

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: September 16
• Game time: Noon
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); beautiful
• Game attendance: 10,421
• Referee: C. Jebran
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Lafayette

See also: 2017 Lafayette Leopards football team

Princeton vs. Lafayette – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Princeton	3	21	7	7	38
Lafayette	7	3	0	7	17

at Fisher Stadium • Easton, PA

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 7,239
• Referee: W. Gillis
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Columbia

See also: 2017 Columbia Lions football team

Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbia	7	7	7	7	28
Princeton	7	7	3	7	24

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy, windy
• Game attendance: 5,073
• Referee: S. Cadorette
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PRIN – Jesper Horsted, 9 yard pass from Chad Kanoff (Tavish Rice XP good), 11:42 (PRIN 7–0) COL – R. Smith II, 46 yard pass from Anders Hill (Oren Milstein XP good), 6:29 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter PRIN – Horsted, 12 yard pass from Kanoff (Rice XP good), 8:21 (PRIN 14–7) COL – Tanner Thomas, 11 yard run (Milstein XP good), 3:16 (TIE 14–14) Third quarter COL – Josh Bean, 2 yard run (Milstein XP good), 12:09 (COL 21–14) PRIN – Rice, 26 yard field goal, 3:27 (COL 21–17) Fourth quarter PRIN – S. Carlson, 27 yard pass from Kanoff, 2:48 (PRIN 24–21) COL – Smith II, 63 yard pass from Hill (Milstein XP good), 1:12 (COL 28–24)

Georgetown

See also: 2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Georgetown vs. Princeton – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgetown	10	0	6	14	30
Princeton	17	19	14	0	50

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); warm, breezy
• Game attendance: 4,466
• Referee: T. Kichline
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Brown

See also: 2017 Brown Bears football team

Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Princeton	16	20	10	7	53
Brown	0	0	0	0	0

at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); light rain
• Game attendance: 3,028
• Referee: T. Marcella
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Harvard

See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team and Harvard–Princeton football rivalry

Princeton vs. Harvard – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Princeton	10	21	14	7	52
Harvard	0	10	0	7	17

at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); warm, breezy
• Game attendance: 10,114
• Referee: M. Sechrist
• [Box Score]

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Cornell

See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team

Cornell vs. Princeton – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornell	0	10	6	13	29
Princeton	7	14	7	0	28

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 5,642
• Referee: W. Boyd
• TV: NBCSN
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Penn

See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team and Penn–Princeton football rivalry

Princeton vs. Penn – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Princeton	7	0	14	14	35
Penn	7	10	7	14	38

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: About 55 °F (13 °C); brisk fall day
• Game attendance: 9,073
• Referee: C. Jebran
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Yale

See also: 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team and Princeton–Yale football rivalry

Yale vs. Princeton – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	0	14	14	7	35
Princeton	7	17	7	0	31

at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); cold, clear
• Game attendance: 11,229
• Referee: M. Sechris
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Dartmouth

See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Princeton vs. Dartmouth – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Princeton	6	7	14	17	44
Dartmouth	3	17	0	34	54

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); cold and overcast
• Game attendance: 3,081
• Referee: T. Marcella
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter