2024 Princeton

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Princeton in 2024, game by game: lost at Lehigh 20–35; won vs. Howard 30–13; lost at Columbia 17–34; lost at Mercer 7–34; won vs. Brown 29–17; lost at Harvard 13–45; lost vs. Cornell 35–49; lost vs. Dartmouth 17–26; lost at Yale 28–42; won vs. Pennsylvania 20–17+17−32Lost 20–35 at Lehigh-15LehighWon 30–13 vs. Howard+17HowardLost 17–34 at Columbia-17ColumbiaLost 7–34 at Mercer-27MercerWon 29–17 vs. Brown+12BrownLost 13–45 at Harvard-32HarvardLost 35–49 vs. Cornell-14CornellLost 17–26 vs. Dartmouth-9DartmouthLost 28–42 at Yale-14YaleWon 20–17 vs. Pennsylvania+3Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atLehighL 20–⁠3566%
Sep 28vsHowardW 30–⁠1364%
Oct 5atColumbiaL 17–⁠3454%
Oct 12atMercerL 7–⁠3426%
Oct 18vsBrownW 29–⁠1766%
Oct 26atHarvardL 13–⁠4529%
Nov 2vsCornellL 35–⁠4970%
Nov 8vsDartmouthL 17–⁠2641%
Nov 16atYaleL 28–⁠4223%
Nov 23vsPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The tied 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 136 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
216–⁠312
Coach
—
Elo
1261 −123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.5 No. 97 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 144
Offensive coordinator
Mike Rosenbaum
Defensive coordinator
Steve Verbit
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsBlaine Hipa QB1,669 yds
Passing touchdownsBlaine Hipa QB10 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Volker RB514 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Volker RB6 TD
Receiving yardsLuke Colella WR562 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Colella WR5 TD
InterceptionsEvan Haynie DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Casey Etienne Jr. S★★★No. 1008
Andrew Pedersen OL★★★No. 1778
Asher Weiner QB★★★No. 1863
Preston Jernegan ATH★★★No. 1919
Paul Kuhner WR★★★No. 2705

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.842
Receivers13.00.810
Offensive line13.00.845
Defensive line12.00.790
Defensive backs13.00.867
Athletes and specialists13.00.840
Whole class62.80.832

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 0

The 2024 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 3

2024 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia5–⁠27–⁠3
Yale4–⁠37–⁠3
Cornell3–⁠44–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠6
Brown2–⁠53–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠53–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.