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Know Your Foe: Princeton

10/24/2023 3:00:00 PM

ITHACA, N.Y. — Two teams that picked up massive Ivy League victories last week will meet on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field. 

The Cornell Big Red and the Princeton Tigers helped make the Ivy race more intriguing with home victories over Brown and Harvard, respectively. With four weeks to go, both teams are part of a five-way tie for first in the league along with Harvard, Penn and Dartmouth. 

Princeton Notes

  • The Tigers evened their record at 3-3 this past weekend with a 21-14 home victory over Harvard, which entered the game in sole possession of first place in the Ivy League. 

  • Princeton's defense ranks first in the FCS in total defense (257.5 yards per game) and fourth in scoring defense (14.8 points per game). The Tigers have allowed more than 20 points once this season (28 against Brown). 

  • The Tigers have allowed 72.2 rushing yards per game, the fewest in the FCS. 

  • The Tigers held Harvard's high-powered offense to season lows in rushing yards (68) and points (14). Harvard leads the Ivy League in scoring and rushing. 

  • Princeton's 16 sacks are tied for first in the Ivy League. 

  • Tigers linebacker Ozzie Nicholas leads the Ivy League with 63 tackles. 

  • Defensive lineman Bakari Edwards is second in the Ivy in sacks (4). Nicholas (3.5) is tied for third. 

  • Princeton's offense ranks seventh in the Ivy League in scoring (17.2 points per game) and total offense (321.2 yards per game). The unit enters the week sixth in rushing and fourth in passing. 

  • The Tigers have scored seven red-zone touchdowns, tied for the fewest in the league. 

  • Tigers quarterback Blake Stenstorm has completed 133 of 222 passes for 1,308 yards with four touchdowns and seven interceptions. 

  • Head coach Bob Surace led the Tigers to Ivy League titles in 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2021. 

Series Notes

  • This will mark the 105th meeting between the Big Red and the Tigers, who have a 65-37-2 advantage in the series. 

  • The Tigers have won eight of the last nine contests, including four straight at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell hasn't beaten Princeton since its 29-28 win in October 2017. 

  • Cornell is 21-24-1 at home against Princeton. 

2023 Princeton Head Coach

Head Coach: Bob Surace 

    Record at Princeton: 76-50 (13 seasons)

    Ivy League Record: 50-36 (same)

    Overall Record: 94-53 (15 seasons, two at Western Connecticut State)

2023 Princeton Football Information

2023 Captains: Quarterback Blake Stenstrom, linebackers Liam Johnson and Ozzie Nicholas and offensive lineman Jalen Travis.

2022 Record: 8-2 (5-2 Ivy)

    Home/Away/Neutral: 4-1/4-1/0-0

2022 Ivy League finish: 3rd

Princeton Football Historical Information

First Year of Football: 1869

Overall All-Time Record: 855-414-50 (.667)

Overall Ivy League Record: 260-204-5 (.560)

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