Men’s soccer was defeated by Dartmouth 1–0 in their first Ivy League game of the season after a 72nd minute goal.
An overview of the fall sports action from the weekend of October 4–6.
Defensive line dominance, Dylan Classi’s catch of the year contender, and Princeton’s uncharacteristically slow start.
Princeton’s defense held Columbia to ten points and 232 total yards, and the Tigers bounced back from a halftime deficit to win their Ivy opener.
Princeton football’s 45–10 win over Columbia on a Friday night in New York City to open Ivy League play last season was the first indication that the team would be something special. The 2018 team dominated in two non-conference games to open the season, but it’s difficult to know how well a team will hold up until it has been tested in conference play. A commanding win over a solid Ivy League opponent sent a message to the rest of the league that Princeton was the team to beat.
Men’s soccer (5–2, 0–0 Ivy League) defeated Saint Joseph’s University (4–6) on Tuesday 6–3, their last game before the Ivy League season starts.
From The Prince archives, an article originally published in 1964 after Princeton football beat Cornell to complete an undefeated season.
Princeton field hockey responded to a three-game losing streak with consecutive wins against Dartmouth and Delaware.
Last week, former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (nicknamed Megatron) caused a stir in sports media by admitting he would smoke marijuana after almost every game he played starting in 2007 until the end of his career in 2015. Columnist Matthew Fuller investigates the issue.
Princeton women’s volleyball began Ivy League play with a 3–0 sweep over Penn on Friday. The Tigers will look to keep their perfect record in Ivy League play against the Lions on Friday and Big Red on Saturday.
Women’s golf finished second at the Princeton Invitational this weekend with first-year Grace Ni leading the team at -3.
The Tigers were defeated by Yale University this weekend in their first Ivy League game of the season. Another loss this season most likely means the team will be out of championship contention.
Football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, field hockey, and men’s water polo were among the Princeton teams in action this weekend.
Princeton football won’t play Rutgers to celebrate the 150th season of college football. But Princeton rugby took on Rutgers this weekend, defeating the Scarlet Knights in New Brunswick.
Kevin Davidson threw seven touchdowns and Andrew Griffin caught four of them in Princeton’s 56–23 win over Bucknell.
This Saturday, Princeton football will travel to Lewisburg, Pa., to take on Bucknell in hopes of continuing its early season dominance and non-conference schedule.
The articles featured here were first published on December 5, 1951, a day after Dick Kazmaier ’52 was named the first Heisman Trophy winner in University history.
From starring in track at Princeton, to surviving a serious car accident, to making a controversial appearance on The Bachelorette, Ian Thomson ’09’s life has never been dull.
In the final week of non-conference play, field hockey dropped three games to ranked opponents. The Tigers fell to in state rival Rutgers, Connecticut, and Maryland each by one goal, and enter Ivy play with a 3–4 record.
