# 2017 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2017 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-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 5–5 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play to place seventh. Princeton averaged 7,366 fans per game.

## Schedule

The 2017 schedule consisted of six home games and four away games. The Tigers hosted Ivy League foes Columbia, Cornell, and Yale, and traveled to Brown, Harvard, Penn, and Dartmouth.
Princeton's non-conference opponents were San Diego of the Pioneer Football League and Lafayette and Georgetown of the Patriot League.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ELVN | W 27–17 | 10,421 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lafayette* | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | STADIUM | W 38–17 | 7,239 |
| September 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Columbia | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ELVN | L 24–28 | 5,073 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | | W 50–30 | 4,466 |
| October 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Brown | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | | W 53–0 | 3,028 |
| October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Harvard | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA (rivalry) | NBCSN | W 52–17 | 10,114 |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | NBCSN | L 28–29 | 5,642 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA (rivalry) | TCN | L 35–38 | 9,073 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Yale | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ (rivalry) | ELVN | L 31–35 | 11,229 |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth | Memorial FieldHanover, NH | | L 44–54 | 3,081 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Diego | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Princeton | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
* Date: September 16
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); beautiful
* Game attendance: 10,421
* Referee: C. Jebran
* Box Score

### Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Princeton | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Lafayette | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Fisher Stadium • Easton, PA
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 7,239
* Referee: W. Gillis
* Box Score

### Columbia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Columbia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Princeton | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); cloudy, windy
* Game attendance: 5,073
* Referee: S. Cadorette
* Box Score

### Georgetown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgetown | 10 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Princeton | 17 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 50 |
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); warm, breezy
* Game attendance: 4,466
* Referee: T. Kichline
* Box Score

### Brown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Princeton | 16 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 53 |
| Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); light rain
* Game attendance: 3,028
* Referee: T. Marcella
* Box Score

### Harvard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Princeton | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Harvard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); warm, breezy
* Game attendance: 10,114
* Referee: M. Sechrist
* TV: NBCSN
* Box Score

### Cornell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cornell | 0 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| Princeton | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 5,642
* Referee: W. Boyd
* TV: NBCSN
* Box Score

### Penn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Princeton | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Penn | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: About 55 °F (13 °C); brisk fall day
* Game attendance: 9,073
* Referee: C. Jebran
* Box Score

### Yale

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yale | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Princeton | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium • Princeton, NJ
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); cold, clear
* Game attendance: 11,229
* Referee: M. Sechris
* Box Score

### Dartmouth

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Princeton | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 44 |
| Dartmouth | 3 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 54 |
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); cold and overcast
* Game attendance: 3,081
* Referee: T. Marcella
* Box Score