2010 Princeton Tigers football team

The 2010 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers finished last in the Ivy League.

2010 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
2010 record	1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Surace (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	James Perry (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jared Backus (2nd season)
Captains	Steven Cody Jordan Culbreath Matt Zimmerman
Home stadium	Princeton Stadium

2010 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Penn $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		5	–	2					7	–	3
Brown		5	–	2					6	–	4
Dartmouth		3	–	4					6	–	4
Columbia		2	–	5					4	–	6
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
Princeton		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their first year under head coach Bob Surace, the Tigers compiled a 1–9 record, and were outscored 334 to 165. Steven Cody, Jordan Culbreath and Matt Zimmerman were the team captains.[1]

Princeton's winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers were outscored 222 to 97 by Ivy opponents.[2]

The Tigers played their home games at Princeton Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 22–35	6,344	[3]
September 25	Lafayette*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 36–33 ^2OT	9,327	[4]
October 2	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–42	4,836	[5]
October 9	Colgate*	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–44	6,650	[6]
October 16	Brown	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–17	6,079	[7]
October 23	Harvard	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 28–45	9,697	[8]
October 30	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 19–21	5,119	[9]
November 6	No. 18 Penn	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 10–52	8,241	[10]
November 13	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	L 13–14	27,441	[11]
November 20	Dartmouth	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–31	6,355	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Results". Princeton Football Record Book. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 44–45. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Groller, Keith (September 19, 2010). "Lehigh Tames Tigers in Big Finish". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Reinhard, Paul (September 26, 2010). "Lafayette Comes Up Short Again in OT". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Radano, Mike (October 3, 2010). "Princeton Falls to Columbia". The Times. Trenton, N.J. pp. B6, B5 – via NewsBank.
6. Frick, Edward Jr. (October 10, 2010). "Reeling Princeton Clobbered by Colgate". The Trentonian. Trenton, N.J. p. 26 – via NewsBank.
7. Radano, Mike (October 17, 2010). "Brown Rallies from 13 Down to Top Princeton". The Times. Trenton, N.J. pp. B6, B5 – via NewsBank.
8. Denman, Elliott (October 24, 2010). "Winters Springs Into Action for Crimson". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Thomas, Brandon (November 1, 2010). "Big Red Wins Nailbiter: Fenton's Interception Seals Victory vs. Princeton". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Pompey, Keith (November 7, 2010). "Penn Crushes Rival Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Amore, Dom (November 14, 2010). "Bulldogs Hold On with Defense". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Zedalis, Joe (November 21, 2010). "End of the Line for Princeton". The Times. Trenton, N.J. pp. B4, B5 – via NewsBank.