2016 Princeton Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 2016 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Surace and played their home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Princeton is a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to tie with Penn for the Ivy League title, their first since 2013.[1] Princeton averaged 8,990 fans per game.
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Bob Surace (7th season)
OffensivecoordinatorJames Perry (7th season)
| 2016 Princeton Tigers football | |
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Ivy League co-champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | James Perry (7th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Co-defensive coordinators |
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| Base defense | 3–3–5 or 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Powers Field at Princeton Stadium |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | ESPN3 | W 35–31 | 13,420 | |
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh* | CI | L 28–42 | 5,493 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Columbia | FCS | W 48–13 | 3,638 | |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgetown* | CI | W 31–17 | 2,263 | |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Brown |
| ILDN | W 31–7 | 5,881 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Harvard |
| ILDN | L 20–23 OT | 9,963 |
| October 29 | 12:30 p.m. | at Cornell | OWSPN | W 56–7 | 4,879 | |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn |
| ASN | W 28–0 | 7,367 |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at Yale | ILDN | W 31–3 | 15,321 | |
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Dartmouth |
| OWSPN | W 38–21 | 8,320 |
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Game summaries
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopards | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
At Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
At Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 6 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
| Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tigers | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
At Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
At Yale
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Green | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |