Princeton football rallies in second half to beat Harvard, remain undefeated
Ben BurnsThree interceptions and 20 second-half points helped Princeton defeat Harvard on homecoming weekend.
Three interceptions and 20 second-half points helped Princeton defeat Harvard on homecoming weekend.
No. 13 Princeton football’s (5–0, 2–0 Ivy) 15-game winning streak and unbeaten 2019 record will be put to the test Saturday afternoon, as the Harvard Crimson (4–1, 2–0 Ivy) travel to New Jersey for Princeton’s homecoming game.
From the archives is this original article that was originally published Nov. 27, 1950, after Princeton beat Dartmouth to finish undefeated. Some polls had Princeton as national champions — the last time Princeton could claim a national championship in football.
Princeton football put up big numbers in the first half to beat Brown 65–22, extending its winning streak to 15.
Princeton football will look to extend its 14 game winning streak against a Brown team coached by former Princeton offensive coordinator James Perry
In an old school style win, Princeton football (4-0, 1-0 Ivy) bested non-conference foe Lafayette (0-6) with a combination of suffocating defense and bruising running in a 28-3 win Friday night.
Tonight, No. 19 Princeton football will host Lafayette where the Leopards will look to bounce back from a tough loss at home to Penn. The Tigers will look to continue their early—season dominance and continue dominating its nonconference schedule.
From the Prince archives, an original articles from when the football team secured the Ivy League championship with 59–23 victory over Yale in 2013.
Defensive line dominance, Dylan Classi’s catch of the year contender, and Princeton’s uncharacteristically slow start.
Princeton’s defense held Columbia to ten points and 232 total yards, and the Tigers bounced back from a halftime deficit to win their Ivy opener.
Princeton football’s 45–10 win over Columbia on a Friday night in New York City to open Ivy League play last season was the first indication that the team would be something special. The 2018 team dominated in two non-conference games to open the season, but it’s difficult to know how well a team will hold up until it has been tested in conference play. A commanding win over a solid Ivy League opponent sent a message to the rest of the league that Princeton was the team to beat.
From The Prince archives, an article originally published in 1964 after Princeton football beat Cornell to complete an undefeated season.
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Kevin Davidson threw seven touchdowns and Andrew Griffin caught four of them in Princeton’s 56–23 win over Bucknell.
This Saturday, Princeton football will travel to Lewisburg, Pa., to take on Bucknell in hopes of continuing its early season dominance and non-conference schedule.
Senior quarterback Kevin Davidson completed 18 of 21 passes for 341 yards, and Princeton football trounced Butler 49–7 to open the 2019 season.
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This Saturday, Princeton football (0–0) will have its home opener against Butler (1–2) as the second leg of a home-and-home between the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In last season’s matchup in Indiana, the Tigers dominated from the beginning, leading 17–0 at the end of the first quarter and 44–7 at the half.
Shortly after the NFL draft last weekend, Princeton quarterback John Lovett and wide receiver Stephen Carlson signed free agent contracts with the Chiefs and Browns respectively
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