2010 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2010 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers finished last in the Ivy League.

2010 Princeton Tigers football
ConferenceIvy League
2010 record1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames Perry (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJared Backus (2nd season)
Captains
  • Steven Cody
  • Jordan Culbreath
  • Matt Zimmerman
Home stadiumPrinceton Stadium
2010 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 18 Penn $  7 –0     9 –1  
Harvard  5 –2     7 –3  
Yale  5 –2     7 –3  
Brown  5 –2     6 –4  
Dartmouth  3 –4     6 –4  
Columbia  2 –5     4 –6  
Cornell  1 –6     2 –8  
Princeton  0 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their first year under head coach Bob Surace, the Tigers compiled a 1–9 record, and were outscored 334 to 165. Steven Cody, Jordan Culbreath and Matt Zimmerman were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 222 to 97 by Ivy opponents.[2]

The Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Lehigh*
L 22–35 6,344 [3]
September 25 Lafayette*
W 36–33 2OT 9,327 [4]
October 2 at Columbia
L 14–42 4,836 [5]
October 9 Colgate*
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 10–44 6,650 [6]
October 16 Brown
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 13–17 6,079 [7]
October 23 Harvard
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 28–45 9,697 [8]
October 30 at Cornell
L 19–21 5,119 [9]
November 6 No. 18 Penn
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
L 10–52 8,241 [10]
November 13 at Yale
L 13–14 27,441 [11]
November 20 Dartmouth
  • Princeton Stadium
  • Princeton, NJ
L 0–31 6,355 [12]

References
  1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 44–45. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Groller, Keith (September 19, 2010). "Lehigh Tames Tigers in Big Finish". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Reinhard, Paul (September 26, 2010). "Lafayette Comes Up Short Again in OT". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Radano, Mike (October 3, 2010). "Princeton Falls to Columbia". The Times. Trenton, N.J. pp. B6, B5 – via NewsBank.
  6. Frick, Edward Jr. (October 10, 2010). "Reeling Princeton Clobbered by Colgate". The Trentonian. Trenton, N.J. p. 26 – via NewsBank.
  7. Radano, Mike (October 17, 2010). "Brown Rallies from 13 Down to Top Princeton". The Times. Trenton, N.J. pp. B6, B5 – via NewsBank.
  8. Denman, Elliott (October 24, 2010). "Winters Springs Into Action for Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Thomas, Brandon (November 1, 2010). "Big Red Wins Nailbiter: Fenton's Interception Seals Victory vs. Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Pompey, Keith (November 7, 2010). "Penn Crushes Rival Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Amore, Dom (November 14, 2010). "Bulldogs Hold On with Defense". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Zedalis, Joe (November 21, 2010). "End of the Line for Princeton". The Times. Trenton, N.J. pp. B4, B5 – via NewsBank.
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