American college football season
The 2018 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Surace and played their home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Princeton was a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–0 overall and 7–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League title. Princeton averaged 6,561 fans per game.
Preseason[edit]
Award watch lists[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Butler* | | | Facebook Live | W 50–7 | 4,527 |
September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | Monmouth* | | | ESPN+ | W 51–9 | 11,068 |
| 6:00 p.m. | at Columbia | | | ESPNU | W 45–10 | 5,327 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | | - Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| NBCS PHIL | W 66–7 | 1,013 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown | No. 25 | - Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| ESPN+ | W 48–10 | 7,320 |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Harvard | No. 23 | | ESPN+ | W 29–21 | 10,876 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell | No. 19 | - Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| ESPN+ | W 66–0 | 4,200 |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Dartmouth | No. 18 | - Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
- Princeton, NJ
| NBCS PHIL+ | W 14–9 | 8,014 |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Yale | No. 13 | | ESPN+ | W 59–43 | 12,882 |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn | No. 11 | - Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
- Princeton, NJ (rivalry)
| ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 7,756 |
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Game summaries[edit]
At Butler[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 17 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 50 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Monmouth[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Tigers | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
At Columbia[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 13 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 45 |
Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Tigers | 7 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
No. 25 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
At Harvard[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 29 |
Crimson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Cornell[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Big Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 19 Tigers | 21 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 66 |
Dartmouth[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 24 Big Green | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
No. 18 Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At Yale[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
At Penn[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Quakers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 11 Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18–T | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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References[edit]
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National championship seasons in bold |