2025 Princeton Tigers football team

2025 Princeton Tigers football
2025 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	0–0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Surace (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Rosenbaum (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Verbit
Home stadium	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

2025 Ivy League football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Brown	0	–	0	0	–	0
Columbia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cornell	0	–	0	0	–	0
Dartmouth	0	–	0	0	–	0
Harvard	0	–	0	0	–	0
Penn	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
Yale	0	–	0	0	–	0

As of August 22, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Princeton Tigers football team will represent Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team will be led by 15th-year head coach Bob Surace and play its home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Tigers were selected to finish in the fifth position.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 20	12:00 p.m.	San Diego*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+
September 27	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Columbia	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Mercer*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Harvard	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 1	TBA	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Yale	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

San Diego

San Diego Toreros at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Toreros			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: September 20
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USD	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Princeton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Lafayette

Princeton Tigers at Lafayette Leopards – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Leopards			0

at Fisher Stadium, Easton, PA

Date: September 27
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	LAF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Columbia

Columbia Lions at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Mercer

Mercer Bears at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: October 3
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MER	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Brown

Princeton Tigers at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

Date: October 18
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Harvard (rivalry)

Harvard Crimson at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Crimson			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: October 25
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HARV	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Cornell

Princeton Tigers at Cornell Big Red – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

Date: November 1
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Dartmouth

Princeton Tigers at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Big Green			0

at Memorial Field, Hanover, NH

Date: November 8
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	DART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Yale (rivalry)

Yale Bulldogs at Princeton Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

Date: November 15
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Penn (rivalry)

Princeton Tigers at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: November 22
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

References

^ "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
^ "Future Football Schedules". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
^ "Princeton Tigers 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
^ "2025 Princeton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

[1] "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[2] "Future Football Schedules". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

[3] "Princeton Tigers 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

[4] "2025 Princeton Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

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