2021 Princeton Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2021
| team = Princeton Tigers
| sport = football
| image = Princeton Tigers logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| STATSRank = 24
| FCSCoachRank = 21
| record = 9–1
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = Bob Surace
| hc_year = 11th
| off_coach = Mike Willis
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Steve Verbit
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
| champion = Ivy League co-champion
| prev_year = 2019
}}
{{2021 Ivy League football standings}}
The 2021 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Bob Surace and played its home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Princeton averaged 7,018 fans per game.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2021
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Goodman Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| tv =
| score = 32–0
| attend = 7,050
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| tv =
| score = 63–0
| attend = 4,429
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Columbia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| tv =
| score = 24–7
| attend = 5,926
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = Kessler Stadium
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 31–28
| attend = 2,977
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 12:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–42
| attend = 4,880
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 18–16
| overtime = 5OT
| attend = 10,033
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 29|Friday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 34–16
| attend = 1,542
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 5|Friday}}
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 20т
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 7–31
| overtime =
| attend = 3,834
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Yale
| site_stadium = Powers Field at Princeton Stadium
| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 35-20
| attend = 7,686
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 34–14
| attend = 3,975
}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Princeton Tigers football navbox}}
{{Ivy League football champions}}
Category:Princeton Tigers football seasons
Category:Ivy League football champion seasons
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