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 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.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| 2017 record | 5–5 (2–5 Ivy) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Sean Gleeson (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Steve Verbit |
| Home stadium | Princeton Stadium (Capacity: 27,773) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | Noon | San Diego* | ELVN | W 27–17 | 10,421 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lafayette* | STADIUM | W 38–17 | 7,239 | |
| September 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Columbia |
| ELVN | L 24–28 | 5,073 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown* |
| W 50–30 | 4,466 | |
| October 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Brown | W 53–0 | 3,028 | ||
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Harvard | NBCSN | W 52–17 | 10,114 | |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell |
| NBCSN | L 28–29 | 5,642 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn | TCN | L 35–38 | 9,073 | |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Yale |
| ELVN | L 31–35 | 11,229 |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | L 44–54 | 3,081 | ||
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Game summaries
San Diego
San Diego vs. Princeton – Game summary
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| San Diego | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Princeton | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
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
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Lafayette
Princeton vs. Lafayette – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Columbia
Columbia vs. Princeton – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Columbia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Princeton | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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
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Georgetown
Georgetown vs. Princeton – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Georgetown | 10 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Princeton | 17 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 50 |
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
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Brown
Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Harvard
Princeton vs. Harvard – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Princeton | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Harvard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Harvard Stadium • Allston, 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
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Cornell
Cornell vs. Princeton – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cornell | 0 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| Princeton | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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Penn
Princeton vs. Penn – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Yale
Yale vs. Princeton – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Yale | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Princeton | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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
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Dartmouth
Princeton vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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References
- "Future Varsity Schedules". Princeton Tigers. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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