2018 Princeton Tigers football team
The 2018 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Surace and played their home games at Princeton Stadium. Princeton was a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–0 overall and 7–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League title.
| 2018 Princeton Tigers football | |
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Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 11 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
| 2018 record | 10–0 (7–0 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Sean Gleeson (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Steve Verbit |
| Home stadium | Princeton Stadium (Capacity: 27,773) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Princeton $ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Dartmouth | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 5–5, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place.
Preseason
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Walter Payton Award[1] | John Lovett | QB | SR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Butler* | Facebook Live | W 50–7 | 4,527 | ||
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | Monmouth* | ESPN+ | W 51–9 | 11,068 | ||
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Columbia | ESPNU | W 45–10 | 5,327 | ||
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh* |
| NBCS PHIL | W 66–7 | 1,013 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–10 | 7,320 |
| October 20 | Noon | at Harvard | No. 23 | ESPN+ | W 29–21 | 10,876 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | W 66–0 | 4,200 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Dartmouth | No. 18 |
| NBCS PHIL+ | W 14–9 | 8,014 |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Yale | No. 13 | ESPN+ | W 59–43 | 12,882 | |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn | No. 11 |
| ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 7,756 |
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Game summaries
at Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 17 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 50 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tigers | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
at Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 13 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 45 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 7 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
at Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 23 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 29 |
| Crimson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 19 Tigers | 21 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 66 |
Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Big Green | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| No. 18 Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 13 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
at Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 11 Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18–T | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||
References
- "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "2018 Football Schedule". Princeton Athletics.
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