Around the Ivies: Football
Daily Princetonian StaffAlmost halfway through the season, six of the eight Ivy League teams are at or above .500, and at least half the league still has legitimate championship hopes.
Almost halfway through the season, six of the eight Ivy League teams are at or above .500, and at least half the league still has legitimate championship hopes.
The football team continued its best season in recent memory Saturday, pulling through in the second half to overcome Lafayette by a score of 42-26.
Off to one of its best starts in recent memory, the football team is back in Princeton Stadium this afternoon to take on Lafayette in its last non-Ivy contest of the year and its last home game before heading to Providence and Cambridge in the coming weeks.
After a convincing victory over Columbia last weekend, the football team has attained its first winning record through three games since 2008 and currently holds a two-game win streak.
The football team outmatched its season’s first league opponent, routing Columbia by a margin of 53-7.
The football team's Ivy League opener will be in New Jersey, where the Tigers (1-1) will look to come away from their first three games with a winning record for the first time since 2008.
After a 50-point explosion last weekend, the Tigers (1-1 overall) look to build on their offensive momentum as they begin Ivy League play against Columbia.
DiAndre Atwater and Lavondre Nelson are sophomore running backs on the football team. Hailing from Atlanta, Ga., Atwater and Nelson have combined for nearly 200 yards of rushing in the Tigers’ first two games of the season.
Just over a year ago, on Sept. 29, 2012, I was pestering the football team’s head coach, Bob Surace ’90.
Half of the Ancient Eight has now seen league action, and all but one team has won its first game of the 2013 season.
After a disappointing loss to Lehigh in its season opener, the football team rebounded explosively against Georgetown on Saturday.
This weekend, the football team will travel down to Washington D.C. to take on Georgetown.
The football team performed very differently in the first and second halves of Saturday’s football game, allowing their early 19-point lead to be overcome by the Mountain Hawks in their one-point loss.
Despite an impressive performance by the football teamon Saturday, particularly in the first half, the Tigers left their first game disappointed, blowing a 19-point lead to end up losing by only one.
The Ancient Eight kicked off their seasons last weekend, and, though they had a late start, some of the Ivy League teams have already made a big impact.
Last year in Bethlehem, PA, the football team’s first half effort against Lehigh was not encouraging.
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