2012 Princeton Football Week 3: Princeton (0-2, 0-0) at Columbia (1-1, 0-0) Sept
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Princeton Football 2012 Education Through Athletics Education 2012 Princeton Football WEEK 3: PRINCETON (0-2, 0-0) AT COLUMBIA (1-1, 0-0) Sept. 29, 2012 • 12:30 pm • powerS Field at princeton Stadium TV/Video ............................. none/GoPrincetonTigers.TV Last At Site ..............COLUMBIA 42, Princeton 14 (2010) Radio/Audio ...............103.3 FM/GoPrincetonTigers.com Last Five Years ...........................................................3-2 All-Time Series ..................................Princeton 65-15-1 Last Princeton Win . PRINCETON 24, Columbia 21 (2011) Last Year ...........................PRINCETON 24, Columbia 21 Current Streak ...............................................Princeton 1 Following the tigerS on twitter Princeton Athletics ....................................... @PUTigers Princeton Football..............................@PUTigerFootball The Chase Is On The 57th season of Ivy League football begins Saturday afternoon for both Princeton and Columbia, which will meet at 12:30 pm on Robert K. Kraft Field at Wien Stadium in New York City. Princeton is looking for its 10th Ivy League title and first since the 2006 season, while Columbia is going for its second Ivy League title, 51 years after its lone title in 1961. Neither team has experienced much success in the league recently. Princeton’s last winning Ivy League season came in 2006, and the Tigers have lost 13 of their last 14 Ivy League games. Columbia has had 15 straight losing seasons in Ivy League play, and it has gone 3-11 in the last two years. Lights, Camera, Action Live video from Saturday’s game will be available on both GoColumbiaLions.com and GoPrincetonTigers.com (though both will be showing the video feed produced by Columbia). Fans with active subscriptions to GoPrincetonTigers.TV will be able to watch the game online, just as they do for normal home games; anybody interested in purchasing a subscription can do so at GoPrincetonTigers.com. Live audio for the game will also be available on both 103.3 FM WPRB and on GoPrincetonTigers.com. Dan Loney (play-by-play) and Craig Sachson (analysis) will be live at Kraft Field, with the pregame show scheduled to begin at 12 pm. Princeton Poll Position The winner of Saturday’s game will take its first step towards disproving the low preseason Tigers expectations of the Ivy League media. Columbia was picked to finish seventh in Ivy League play this season, while Princeton was picked to finish eighth. Head Coach .............. Bob Surace (third season) Over the last decade, Princeton and Columbia have been picked to finish in the bottom half Princeton Record ........................................2-20 of the league 19 of a possible 20 times. The lone exception was a fourth-place projection for Ivy League Record .......................................1-14 Princeton in 2007, one year after its Ivy League title. 2012 Record ..................................................0-2 Good Memories Princeton’s last win came against Columbia, a 24-21 home victory during Week 3 of the 2012 PRINCETON SCHEDULE 2011 season. The Tigers rushed for 227 yards, an effort that included a 117-yard outburst by Sept. 15 LEHIGH 17, Princeton 14 sophomore Brian Mills. Princeton got touchdown receptions by Tom Moak and Mark Hayes; Sept. 21 Georgetown 21, PRINCETON 20 that same duo hooked up for the first touchdown pass for Princeton of the 2012 season. Sept. 29 at Columbia ....................... 12:30 pm It was also one of the best games of the season for eventual first-team All-Ivy Leaguer Oct. 6 at Lafayette .............................. 6 pm Caraun Reid, who recorded six tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the Oct. 13 BROWN# ................................ 12 pm victory. Andrew Starks had nine tackles for Princeton, while Khamal Brown had eight. Oct. 20 HARVARD^ ............................... 1 pm Oct. 27 at Cornell .......................... 12:30 pm Bad Memories Nov. 3 PENN^...................................... 1 pm Princeton’s last visit to New York City turned into a 42-14 loss, the Tigers’ worst road Nov. 10 at Yale! .................................... 12 pm Nov. 17 DARTMOUTH* .......................... 1 pm A PRINCETON WIN WOULD … • be Princeton’s first victory of the 2012 season @ — ESPNU • end a nine-game losing streak, dating back to last season # — NBC Sports Network • be the first road win for Princeton under head coach Bob Surace ^ — ESPN3 ! — YES Network • move Princeton into a four-way tie for first place in the Ivy League * — Verizon FIOS ONE • give the Tigers a 66-15-1 all-time advantage over Columbia 9/29: Princeton (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) at Columbia (1-1, 0-0) (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) at Columbia 9/29: Princeton www.GoPrincetonTigers.com 1 Princeton Football 2012 9/29: Princeton (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) at Columbia (1-1, 0-0) (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) at Columbia 9/29: Princeton loss in the history of the series and the second-worst loss overall. Princeton scored first, but current Columbia senior Sean Brackett threw five touchdown passes in a 42-14 Lion victory. Statistical Leaders Rushing Sixth Sense Season ..................................................Akil Sharp, 97 yds, 48.5 y/gm Prior to the 2010 loss in Columbia, Princeton had won six straight Last Weekend ..............................................Di Andre Atwater, 92 yds road games at Columbia. Five of those six wins were decided by three Passing points or fewer, with the lone exception being a 19-6 victory during the Season .................................... Connor Michelsen, 246 yds, 123 y/gm 2006 Ivy League championship season. Last Weekend ..........................................Connor Michelsen, 143 yds Re-Pete Receptions While Pete Mangurian may be the new head coach at Columbia, he Season .................................................. Roman Wilson, 6 rec, 3 r/gm has faced Princeton three times in the past. As the head coach at Cor- Last Weekend ........................................................... Tom Moak, 3 rec nell (1998-2000), he went 2-1 against Princeton. His lone loss was a 6-0 Receiving Yards defeat in the first game ever played at Princeton Stadium. Season .......................................................... Roman Wilson, 51 y/gm Tackling The Issue Last Weekend ........................................................ Roman Wilson, 62 Senior co-captain Andrew Starks has led Princeton in tackles each Touchdowns of the last two seasons, and he has ranked fourth in the Ivy League in Season ............................................................................Akil Sharp, 2 each of the two years. He is on pace to at least match both marks this Last Weekend ................................. Di Andre Atwater/Mark Hayes, 1 season, especially off a career effort last weekend against Georgetown. Tackles Starks recorded 16 tackles against the Hoyas, including his first Season ....................................................... Andrew Starks, 13.5 t/gm sack of the season, and now leads the Ivy League with 13.5 tackles per Last Weekend ............................................... Andrew Starks, 16 t/gm game. He has been named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after each of Princeton’s first two games this season. Sacks Season .....................................................................Mike Catapano, 2 Scout’s Honor Last Weekend ..........................................................Mike Catapano, 2 At least five NFL scouts were credentialed for last Friday’s showdown Interceptions with Georgetown on ESPNU. They have shown interest in the All-Ivy Season .....................................................................Khamal Brown, 1 defensive line duo of Caraun Reid and Mike Catapano. Last Weekend ..........................................................Khamal Brown, 1 Reid, who led Princeton in tackles for loss (16), sacks (eight), pass breakups (three), quarterback hurries (three) and blocked kicks (three) last season, had six tackles and a sack against the Hoyas. Catapano, A Family Affair in his second year as a co-captain, had eight stops and was part of two Freshman Di Andre Atwater made his debut in the offensive back- sacks Friday night. field last weekend, and he quickly turned it into a memorable debut. At- water rushed for 92 yards on 15 carries, and his first rush in the fourth Quarterly Report quarter turned into a 53-yard touchdown. Last season, Princeton gave up 21 second-half touchdown drives, for Atwater had plenty of family there to watch his breakout game. He an average of 2.1 per game. Through two games this season, Princeton is the son of Letha and Steve Atwater; the latter is an eight-time Pro has allowed only one second-half touchdown drive (0.5 per game). Bowler who is best remembered as the two-time Super Bowl champion The Princeton defense has kept the Tigers in the hunt in each of the safety of the Denver Broncos. Atwater’s older brother Steve is a junior first two games. Though both were losses, both games were decided defensive back on the Georgetown Hoyas. by three points or fewer; in the prior two seasons, only two of 18 losses had been decided by three points or fewer. The Longest Road Di Andre Atwater’s 53-yard touchdown run last Friday was the lon- Brown Bagged gest Princeton rush in the span of 30 games. Prior to that rush, the Sophomore cornerback Khamal Brown, who has made 11 straight longest carry for a Princeton player had been a 68-yard touchdown run starts, recorded his first career interception last weekend. It was also by sophomore quarterback Tommy