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Princeton Football 2012 Education Through Athletics Education 2012 Princeton Football WEEK 2: GEORGETOWN (2-1) AT PRINCETON (0-1) Sept. 21, 2012 • 7 pm • powerS Field at princeton Stadium TV/Video .............................ESPNU/ESPN3/WatchESPN Last At Site ........................................................ no game Radio/Audio ...............103.3 FM/GoPrincetonTigers.com Last Five Years ...........................................................0-0 All-Time Series ......................................... Princeton 5-0 Last Princeton Win ...... PRINCETON 17, G’town 0 (1923) Last Year ............................................................ no game Current Streak ...............................................Princeton 5 Following the tigerS on twitter Princeton Athletics ....................................... @PUTigers Princeton Football..............................@PUTigerFootball Welcome Home Princeton will make its 2012 home debut Friday night when it hosts Patriot League contender Georgetown at 7 pm on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Princeton leads the all-time series with Georgetown 5-0, though the two teams haven’t played since a 17-0 Tiger victory in 1923. In five meetings between 1903-1923, the Tigers have never allowed a single point by the Hoyas. Lights, Camera, Action Friday night will be the first of at least five games that will be available to a live national audience on at least one platform. ESPNU will televise the Princeton-Georgetown game, with Joe Beninati and Rene Ingoglia calling the action. The game will also be available live on ESPN3 and Wat- chESPN, the online and mobile streaming platforms for ESPN. This will be Princeton’s fifth game all-time on ESPNU; the Tigers are 2-2, though they have lost their last two, including a double-overtime home loss to Colgate during the 2009 season. Princeton will also have games on both the NBC Sports Network (Brown) and the YES Network (Yale) this season, while both the Harvard and Penn games will be available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. All 10 Princeton games can be heard live on WPRB 103.3 FM and on GoPrinceton Tigers.com. Dan Loney will be calling all games this season. Home And Home Princeton Since 2001, Princeton has had significantly different results in its home openers depending on whether they were played in Week 1 or Week 2. Tigers During that period, Princeton’s season opener has been played at home five times, and the Tigers have gone 1-4 during that stretch. In the six years that the home opener has come in Head Coach .............. Bob Surace (third season) Week 2, the Tigers are 6-0. Four of those six victories have followed losses. Princeton Record ........................................2-19 Ivy League Record .......................................1-13 Patriot Games 2012 Record ..................................................0-1 Princeton is 1-6 in its last six games against Patriot League opponents, including last week- end’s loss at Lehigh. Prior to that stretch, Princeton had gone 6-2 against the Patriot League. 2012 PRINCETON SCHEDULE Opening Act Sept. 15 LEHIGH 17, Princeton 14 Princeton dropped its season opener to Lehigh 17-14 last weekend, though the Tigers Sept. 21 GEORGETOWN@ ....................... 7 pm played a significantly different level of football in the second half. Princeton trailed 17-0 at Sept. 29 at Columbia ....................... 12:30 pm halftime, but scored twice in the fourth quarter to get within three points of the two-time Oct. 6 at Lafayette .............................. 6 pm defending Patriot League champion. It marked the sixth straight season that Princeton has Oct. 13 BROWN# ................................ 12 pm lost its season opener, though it has come back four times in the previous five years to win in Oct. 20 HARVARD^ ............................... 1 pm Week 2. Oct. 27 at Cornell .......................... 12:30 pm Georgetown also lost last weekend, as a 98-yard touchdown pass helped lead Yale to a 24-21 Nov. 3 PENN^...................................... 1 pm road victory over the Hoyas. It was Georgetown’s first loss of the season. 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 four-game losing streak to Patriot League teams # — NBC Sports Network • end an eight-game losing streak, dating back to last season ^ — ESPN3 ! — YES Network • keep Princeton undefeated all-time against Georgetown (currently 5-0) * — Verizon FIOS ONE • move Princeton to 3-2 all-time on ESPNU 9/21: Georgetown (2-1) at Princeton (0-1) 9/21: Georgetown (2-1) at Princeton www.GoPrincetonTigers.com 1 Princeton Football 2012 9/21: Georgetown (2-1) at Princeton (0-1) 9/21: Georgetown (2-1) at Princeton Young Gun Sophomore Connor Michelsen started the season opener at quar- 2011-12 Stat Leaders terback last weekend and completed 14 of 30 passes for 103 yards. The last two sophomores to start at quarterback during a Princeton season Rushing Last Year ................................................... Chuck Dibilio, 106.8 y/gm opener were Tommy Wornham (2009) and David Splithoff (2001). Last Weekend ......................................................Akil Sharp, 79 y/gm Michelsen led Princeton to two first downs and no points in the first hald against Lehigh; in the second half, Princeton recorded 10 first Passing downs and 14 points. Michelsen had only five completions in the first Last Year ............................................ Tommy Wornham, 141.9 y/gm half for 29 yards. He had nine in the second half for 74 yards. Last Weekend ....................................... Connor Michelsen, 103 y/gm Sharp-Dressed Man With Chuck Dibilio being unable to play this season and junior Brian Receptions Last Year ............................................................Shane Wilkinson, 38 Mills being moved to defensive back during the spring, the most experi- Last Weekend .......................................................... Roman Wilson, 4 enced tailback for the 2012 season is senior Akil Sharp. He showed why head coach Bob Surace felt good about the running game last weekend; Receiving Yards Sharp was named to the All-Ivy League Honor Roll after rushing for 79 Last Year ................................................Shane Wilkinson, 38.4 y/gm yards on 22 carries and scoring two touchdowns. Last Weekend ........................................................ Roman Wilson, 40 A Family Affair Touchdowns Last Year ................................................................... Chuck Dibilio, 8 Freshman DiAndre Atwater played on special teams last weekend, Last Weekend .................................................................Akil Sharp, 2 but he could be a prominent part of the rushing attack this season. He is the son of former All-Pro safety Dennis Atwater, who made his name Tackles on the great Denver Broncos teams. Last Year ..................................................... Andrew Starks, 8.9 t/gm If Atwater makes his offensive debut tonight, another family member Last Weekend ............................................... Andrew Starks, 11 t/gm will be there to see it. Brother Steve is a junior defensive back on the Georgetown Hoyas. Sacks Last Year .....................................................................Caraun Reid, 8 Roman Empire Last Weekend ..............................................................................none After two injury-plagued seasons, junior wideout Roman Wilson Interceptions looks ready to have his best year at Princeton. He led the Tigers with Last Year ................................................................... three players, 1 four catches for 40 yards last weekend, and he added a two-point con- Last Weekend ..............................................................................none version catch to get Princeton within three points. In his first two years at Princeton, Wilson had recorded a total of a number of tackles that seemed to be heard throughout Goodman three receptions for only 25 yards. Stadium. Tackling The Issue The Middle Of It All Senior Andrew Starks has led Princeton in tackles every year under Junior Greg Sotereanos matched a career high last weekend with five head coach Bob Surace. He got off to a nice start in 2012, recording a tackles, all of which were solo stops. The second-year starter at nose team-best 11 tackles last weekend to earn a spot on the Ivy League tackle, Sotereanos is the link between Caraun Reid and Mike Catapano Honor Roll. In each of the previous two seasons, Starks averaged a on a defensive line that figures to be Princeton’s strength in 2012. team-best 8.9 tackles per game. Starks had seven solo tackles and two stops for losses; last season, Triple Threat Starks had only five tackles for losses the entire season. While several freshmen made their collegiate debuts last weekend, none turned as many heads as Anthony Gaffney, who played in all three Reid It And Weep areas at Lehigh. Princeton has one returning first-team All-Ivy League honoree in Gaffney was the starting cornerback, opposite of Khamal Brown, and senior defensive lineman Caraun Reid, who led all Ivy linemen with 68 he recorded two tackles and one pass breakup. He was also used on a tackles, including 29 solo stops. He led Princeton in tackles for loss handful of offensive plays and ran one end around for a three-year gain. (16), sacks (eight), pass breakups (three), quarterback