2024 Princeton Tigers football team

2024 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Surace (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Rosenbaum (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Verbit
Home stadium	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

2024 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Dartmouth +		5	–	2					8	–	2
No. 25 Harvard +		5	–	2					8	–	2
Columbia +		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		4	–	3					7	–	3
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Penn		2	–	5					4	–	6
Brown		2	–	5					3	–	7
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from STATS Poll

The Tigers (right) fell to Dartmouth, 17–26

The 2024 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Bob Surace and played its home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Lower Saucon, PA	ESPN+	L 20–35	6,217
September 28	3:00 p.m.	Howard*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 30–13	7,886
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+	L 17–34	4,111
October 12	3:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Mercer*	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 7–34	8,143
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Brown	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU	W 29–17	4,173
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 13–45	12,244
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 35–49	7,626
November 8	6:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU	L 17–26	3,222
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 28–42	7,594
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Penn	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 20–17	3,914
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Lehigh

See also: 2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Game One – Princeton Tigers (0–0) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	7	6	20
Mountain Hawks	7	14	0	14	35

at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 21st
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 6,217
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter (9:04) LEH - Luke Yoder 20 Yard Run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:24; Lehigh 7-0) (5:50) PRI - John Volker 3 Yard Run, Sam Massick Kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; Tied 7-7) Second quarter (8:54) LEH - Jaden Green 11 Yard Run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:00; Lehigh 14-7) (5:40) LEH - Luke Yoder 1 Yard Run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:35; Lehigh 21-7) Third quarter (10:34) PRI - Blaine Hipa 36 Yard pass to Luke Colella, Sam Massick Kick (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:19; Lehigh 21-14) Fourth quarter (14:10) LEH - Hayden Johnson 17 Yard pass to Geoffrey Jamiel, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:59; Lehigh 28-14) (9:54) PRI - Blaine Hipa 3 Yard pass to Tyler Picinic, 2-point conversion failed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; Lehigh 28-20) (6:49) LEH - Jaden Green 34 Yard Run, Nick Garrido Kick (Drive: 5 plays. 71 yards, 2:58; Lehigh 35-20)

Statistics	PRIN	LEH
First downs	14	17
Total yards	212	346
Rushing yards	-7	153
Passing yards	219	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-22-3	16-40-0
Time of possession	25:29	34:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing	Blaine Hipa	16/38, 219, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	John Volker	10 carries, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Colella	5 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	12/13, 165 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaden Green	18 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dylan McFadden	2 receptions, 62 yards

Howard

See also: 2024 Howard Bison football team

Game Two – Howard Bison (2–2) at Princeton Tigers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	7	6	13
Tigers	10	10	3	7	30

at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 3:02 p.m.
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) NE 10MPH Wind, Sunny
• Game attendance: 7,886
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter 1st 13:14 PRINCE - Colella,Luke 37 yd pass from McAllister,Blaine (Massick,Sam kick) 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 01:39, HOW 0, PRINCE 7. 1st 07:09 PRINCE - Massick,Sam 27 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:26, HOW 0, PRINCE 10. Second quarter 2nd 07:39 PRINCE - McAllister,Blaine 7 yd run (Massick,Sam kick), 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:34, HOW 0, PRINCE 17. 2nd 00:16 PRINCE - Sexton,Jeffrey 41 yd field goal 14 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:21, HOW 0, PRINCE 20. Third quarter 3rd 09:43 PRINCE - Sexton,Jeffrey 44 yd field goal 8 plays, 22 yards, TOP 03:08, HOW 0, PRINCE 23. 3rd 03:21 HOW - Hawthorne,Kasey 2 yd run (West,Dylan kick), 13 plays, 82 yards, TOP 06:12, HOW 7, PRINCE 23. Fourth quarter 4th 08:34 HOW - Tolbert,Jaylon 1 yd run ( ), 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 04:51, HOW 13, PRINCE 23. 4th 04:57 PRINCE - Murphy,Dareion 22 yd run (Massick,Sam kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:37, HOW 13, PRINCE 30. FINAL HOWARD 13, PRINCETON 30.

Statistics	HOW	PRIN
First downs	18	18
Total yards	226	275
Rushing yards	92	195
Passing yards	80	134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–29–1	5–19–0
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Howard	Passing	Jaylon Tolbert	17/29, 134 yards, INT
	Rushing	Eden James	17 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Se'Quan Osborne	3 receptions, 42 yards
Princeton	Passing	Blaine McAllister	5/19, 80 yards, TD
	Rushing	John Volker	12 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Luke Colella	1 reception, 37 yards, TD

at Columbia

See also: 2024 Columbia Lions football team

Game Three – Princeton Tigers (1–1) vs Columbia Lions (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York, NY

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 8 Mercer

See also: 2024 Mercer Bears football team

Game Four – No. 8 Mercer Bears (5–0) at Princeton Tigers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 8 Bears	17	3	0	14	34

at Five Star Stadium, Macon, Georgia

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mercer	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Brown

See also: 2024 Brown Bears football team

Game Five – Brown Bears (2–2) at Princeton Tigers (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	7	3	17
Tigers	12	10	0	7	29

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 4,173
• Referee: Anthony Florio
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information

First quarter PRIN – John Volker 66-yard run (kick failed), 13:10. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50. PRIN – John Volker 7-yard run (pass failed), 5:16. Tigers 12–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:17. Second quarter PRIN – Blaine Hipa 13-yard run (Sam Massick kick), 12:27. Tigers 19–0. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:56. BRWN – Solomon Miller 2-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 8:39. Tigers 19–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:48. PRIN – Sam Massick 28-yard field goal, 7:00. Tigers 22–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:39. Third quarter BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 7:18. Tigers 22–14. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 7:42. Fourth quarter BRWN – Christopher Maron 33-yard field goal, 8:17. Tigers 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:52. PRIN – Luke Colella 12-yard pass from Blain Hipa (Sam Massick kick), 1:53. Tigers 29–17. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:56.

Statistics	BRWN	PRIN
First downs	25	21
Total yards	443	379
Rushing yards	172	179
Passing yards	271	200
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	32–50–3	15–26–2
Time of possession	33:25	26:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	Jake Wilcox	32/50, 271 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jake Wilcox	11 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Chason Barber	2 receptions, 43 yards
Princeton	Passing	Blaine Hipa	15/26, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	John Volker	4 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Luke Colella	6 receptions, 96 yards, TD

at Harvard (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Harvard Crimson football team and Harvard–Princeton football rivalry

Game Six – Princeton Tigers (2–3) vs Harvard Crimson (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Crimson	0	0	0	0	0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	HARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Harvard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Cornell

See also: 2024 Cornell Big Red football team

Game Seven – Cornell Big Red (2–4) vs Princeton Tigers (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COR	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Dartmouth

See also: 2024 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Game Eight – Dartmouth Big Green (6–1) vs Princeton Tigers (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

• Date: Friday November 8, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DART	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Yale (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team and Princeton–Yale football rivalry

Game Nine – Princeton Tigers (2–6) vs Yale Bulldogs (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Penn (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Penn Quakers football team and Penn–Princeton football rivalry

Game Ten – Penn Quakers (4–5) vs Princeton Tigers (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Quakers	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PENN	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2024 Princeton Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
2. "Princeton Tigers 2024 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2024.