# 2024 Princeton Tigers football team

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 StadiumLower Saucon, PA | ESPN+ | L 20–35 | 6,217 |
| September 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Howard* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPN+ | W 30–13 | 7,886 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Columbia | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York, NY | ESPN+ | L 17–34 | 4,111 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Mercer* | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | ESPN+ | L 7–34 | 8,143 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Brown | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPNU | W 29–17 | 4,173 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Harvard | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 13–45 | 12,244 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 7,626 |
| November 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Dartmouth | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPNU | L 17–26 | 3,222 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Yale | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 7,594 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 20–17 | 3,914 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Lehigh

| 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
| 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 |
| Princeton | Rushing | John Volker | 10 carries, 28 yards, TD |
| Princeton | Receiving | Luke Colella | 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 12/13, 165 yards, TD |
| Lehigh | Rushing | Jaden Green | 18 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD |
| Lehigh | Receiving | Dylan McFadden | 2 receptions, 62 yards |

### Howard

| 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+
| 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 |
| Howard | Rushing | Eden James | 17 carries, 73 yards |
| Howard | Receiving | Se'Quan Osborne | 3 receptions, 42 yards |
| Princeton | Passing | Blaine McAllister | 5/19, 80 yards, TD |
| Princeton | Rushing | John Volker | 12 carries, 88 yards |
| Princeton | Receiving | Luke Colella | 1 reception, 37 yards, TD |

### at Columbia

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Columbia | Passing |
| Columbia | Rushing |
| Columbia | Receiving |

### at No. 8 Mercer

| 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+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Mercer | Passing |
| Mercer | Rushing |
| Mercer | Receiving |

### Brown

| 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)
| 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 |
| Brown | Rushing | Jake Wilcox | 11 carries, 55 yards |
| Brown | Receiving | Chason Barber | 2 receptions, 43 yards |
| Princeton | Passing | Blaine Hipa | 15/26, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Princeton | Rushing | John Volker | 4 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD |
| Princeton | Receiving | Luke Colella | 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD |

### at Harvard (rivalry)

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |

### Cornell

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Cornell | Passing |
| Cornell | Rushing |
| Cornell | Receiving |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |

### Dartmouth

| 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)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dartmouth | Passing |
| Dartmouth | Rushing |
| Dartmouth | Receiving |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |

### at Yale (rivalry)

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |
| Yale | Passing |
| Yale | Rushing |
| Yale | Receiving |

### Penn (rivalry)

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Penn | Passing |
| Penn | Rushing |
| Penn | Receiving |
| Princeton | Passing |
| Princeton | Rushing |
| Princeton | Receiving |