2025 Princeton Tigers football team

2025 Princeton Tigers football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–2 (2–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Surace (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Rosenbaum (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Steve Verbit (12th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
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2025 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Harvard		2	–	0					5	–	0
Princeton		2	–	0					3	–	2
Penn		2	–	0					4	–	1
Dartmouth		1	–	1					4	–	1
Yale		1	–	1					3	–	2
Columbia		0	–	2					1	–	4
Brown		0	–	2					3	–	2
Cornell		0	–	2					1	–	4
As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Princeton Tigers football team represents Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is led by 15th-year head coach Bob Surace and plays 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	Result	Attendance
September 20	12:00 p.m.	San Diego *	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 35–42	3,656
September 27	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette *	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	W 38–28	7,127
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Columbia	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPNU	W 17–10	4,286
October 11	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Mercer *	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	L 14–38	2,970
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 40–21	4,304
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 Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

San Diego

See also: 2025 San Diego Toreros football team

San Diego Toreros (1–2) at Princeton Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	21	0	21	42
Tigers	21	14	0	0	35

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 3,656
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	USD	PRIN
First downs	25	16
Total yards	485	399
Rushing yards	133	116
Passing yards	352	283
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	38:22	21:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing	Tyler Voss	25/34, 237 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Adam Criter	25 rushes, 105 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cole Monach	7 receptions, 91 yards
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	12/18, 196 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ethan Clark	7 rushes, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Charley Rossi	2 receptions, 79 yards

at Lafayette

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team

Princeton Tigers (0–1) at Lafayette Leopards (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	21	3	7	38
Leopards	0	14	0	14	28

at Fisher Stadium, Easton, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Gary Laubach (play-by-play), Mike Joseph (analyst) and Megan Caffrey (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	PRIN	LAF
First downs	24	20
Total yards	328	382
Rushing yards	121	126
Passing yards	207	256
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	35:48	24:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	13/20, 121 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kai Honda	6 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Jackson Green	5 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Lafayette	Passing	Dean DeNobile	27/36, 256 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Weber	18 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Steward	7 receptions, 81 yards

Columbia

See also: 2025 Columbia Lions football team

Columbia Lions (1–1) at Princeton Tigers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	10	0	0	0	10
Tigers	0	7	0	10	17

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 7:30 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 4,286
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	COLU	PRIN
First downs	18	17
Total yards	315	352
Rushing yards	110	114
Passing yards	205	238
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Columbia	Passing	Chase Goodwin	19/28, 165 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Griffin Johnson	10 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Titus Evans	8 receptions, 93 yards
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	7/17, 145 yards, INT
	Rushing	Blaine Hipa	8 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	Josh Robinson	4 receptions, 73 yards

No. 25 Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team

No. 25 Mercer Bears (4–1) at Princeton Tigers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Bears	14	7	14	3	38
Tigers	0	7	0	7	14

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 2,970
• Referee: Henry Wimberg
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Cody Chrusciel (play-by-play), Dave Giancola (analyst) and Steven Cusumano (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:31) MER – Malik Simmons 2-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:29; Mercer 7–0) (1:11) MER – CJ Miller 5-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:20; Mercer 14–0) Second quarter (7:49) MER – Samuel Albee 23-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 0:58; Mercer 21–0) (0:33) PRIN – Aidan Besselman 2-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:56; Mercer 21–7) Third quarter (10:33) MER – Brayden Smith 10-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:56; Mercer 28–7) (4:39) MER – Adjatay Dabbs 10-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:48; Mercer 35–7) Fourth quarter (14:04) MER – Reice Griffith 30-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:23; Mercer 38–7) (8:54) PRIN – Jackson Green 11-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:10; Mercer 38–14)

Statistics	MER	PRIN
First downs	28	18
Total yards	503	257
Rushing yards	156	66
Passing yards	347	191
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:43	28:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing	Braden Atkinson	27/42, 347 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyrell Coard	7 rushes, 54 yards
	Receiving	Adjatay Dabbs	3 receptions, 78 yards
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	13/21, 124 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kai Honda	8 rushes, 39 yards
	Receiving	Josh Robinson	6 receptions, 60 yards

at Brown

See also: 2025 Brown Bears football team

Princeton Tigers (2–2) at Brown Bears (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	10	13	7	40
Bears	7	7	0	7	21

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,304
• Referee: Tom Zetts
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:53) PRIN – Jackson Green 3-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Princeton 7–0) (7:00) BRWN – Matt Childs 27-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:07; Tied 7–7) (2:48) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:21; Princeton 10–7) Second quarter (11:27) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:21; Brown 14–10) (6:31) PRIN – Josh Robinson 20-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:36; Princeton 17–14) (0:15) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:15; Princeton 20–14) Third quarter (7:30) PRIN – Asher Weiner 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:39; Princeton 26–14) (1:23) PRIN – Ethan Clark 12-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:54; Princeton 33–14) Fourth quarter (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:06; Princeton 33–21) (9:14) PRIN – Kai Honda 2-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:46; Princeton 40–21)

Statistics	PRIN	BRWN
First downs	22	24
Total yards	412	370
Rushing yards	195	163
Passing yards	217	207
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Clark	17 carries, 120 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Robinson	8 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	22/35, 173 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	14 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Nesbit	3 receptions, 31 yards

Harvard (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team and Harvard–Princeton football rivalry

Harvard Crimson (5–0) at Princeton Tigers (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Crimson			0
Tigers			0

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth 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

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team

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 quarterThird quarterFourth 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

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team

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 quarterThird quarterFourth 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)

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team and Princeton–Yale football 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 quarterThird quarterFourth 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)

See also: 2025 Penn Quakers football team and Penn–Princeton football 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 quarterThird quarterFourth 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

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.