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Football Friday: Surace Discusses Ivy-Opening Win At Columbia, Looks Ahead To Showdown at Georgetown
October 07, 2016 | Football
In the fourth installment of the Football Friday video series, Princeton head coach Bob Surace discusses the big improvements in last weekend's 48-13 win at Columbia, including the play of Chad Kanoff, Henry Schlossberg, and the deep corps of receiving threats. He also gave some thoughts on Saturday's nonleague finale at Georgetown, a team that has raced out to a 3-1 start and has been a turnover-creating machine.
You can watch the full episode by clicking on the link above, or by visiting the Princeton Football page on YouTube.
You can read the full Week 4 preview below.
Princeton put together its two most dominant quarters since, arguably, the heart of its 2013 Ivy championship season last weekend at Columbia.
Over a 30-minute span between the second and third quarters, the Princeton offense scored 42 points and the Princeton defense gave up 11 yards. Yes, 42 points scored and 11 yards allowed. You'll win a lot of football games that way.
And that is Princeton's plan for the next two months, starting Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field in Washington, D.C., when the Tigers wrap up their nonleague schedule with a 1 pm showdown against Georgetown. The Tigers will look to bring a two-game win streak into their Ivy League six-game sprint, which will begin the following weekend against Brown on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.
Lights, Camera, Action
Saturday's final game of this three-game road trip for the Princeton football team will be streamed live by GUHoyas.com. The stream is free. You can also listen to the live broadcast with Cody Chrusciel and Craig Sachson live on 103.3 FM WPRB, with the pregame show beginning at 12:30 pm.
Road Warriors
Princeton ended a five-game road losing streak last weekend with a 48-13 win at Columbia. The Tigers will now try for back-to-back road wins for the first time since their 2013 Ivy League championship season, when they won their first four road games. Among those wins was a 50-22 victory at Georgetown.
Margin Of Error
While Princeton's 7-1 record in New York City since 2000 seems decisive, the margin of victory was quite close over much of that streak. Princeton won the first five meetings (2000-2008) by an average margin of 4.6 points. In the last three games, including a 2010 Columbia victory, the margin of victory has been 29.0 points.
Not So Familiar Faces
Georgetown is the only opponent for Princeton this season that the Tigers did not also play last year (the Tigers defeated eventual Patriot League champion Colgate in Week 4 in 2015). Princeton holds a 6-1 all-time lead in the series, though the fist five meetings came between 1903-1923. The most recent meeting was the 2013 game, when eventual Bushnell Cup recipient Quinn Epperly rushed for four touchdowns in a 50-22 victory.
Patriot Games
Saturday's game will be the final nonleague game of the season for Princeton, which defeated Lafayette in Week 1 and fell to Lehigh in Week 2. With a win, Princeton would post a winning nonleague record for the third time in four seasons; prior to that stretch, the Tigers had not done so in six straight years.
With a win, Bob Surace would improve to 9-9 against the Patriot League in his career.
Seeing Red
Princeton is the only team in Division I (FBS or FCS) that has scored a touchdown on every red zone appearance of the season. There are 14 teams in the FCS who have scored points on every red zone appearance, but the other 13 have at least one field goal among their scores. Princeton has gone 13-for-13 on red-zone conversions this season; only four of the other 14 teams have appeared there more than 13 times, with three of those having either 14 (Colgate, South Dakota State) or 15 appearances (Montana).
Conversion Chart
Princeton ranks second in the FCS in third-down conversion percentage (.549). The Tigers converted on 13 of their first 17 third-down attempts against Columbia last weekend; of the four they didn't convert on, they converted on fourth down three times and punted once.
Time Is On Our Side
Princeton controlled possession for 37:42 in its 48-13 win over Columbia, marking its greatest possession time in any game under Bob Surace, the Princeton head coach since 2010. Since the start of the 2014 season, the Tigers' previous high in time of possession was 30:42 (2015 at Lafayette).
Three Wishes
Princeton has had an incredible run of touchdown scoring this season. Three different players have rushed for three touchdowns in a single game through the first three weeks of the season:
Week 1 - Joe Rhattigan (22 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TDs)
Week 2 - Charlie Volker (13 rushes, 82 yards, 3 TDs)
Week 3 - John Lovett (8 rushes, 50 yards, 3 TDs)
Lovett Or Leave It
Junior John Lovett, who earned 2015 All-Ivy League honors despite playing less than 60% of the league games due to injury, currently leads all Ivy players with six touchdowns scored this season. Besides rushing for three touchdowns, he threw for another in the 48-13 victory at
Columbia last weekend.
Strong Armed
Senior quarterback Chad Kanoff had the best game of his young season at Columbia; he completed 21 of 25 passes for 230 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. He needs 361 yards to become the 11th player in program history to throw for more than 3,000 career yards, and he needs 577 to move into the Top 10 for career passing yards at Princeton.
Spreading The Love
Through three games this season, 12 different Princeton players have caught at least one pass, and 11 different players have caught at least three. Ten different players caught a pass in the win over Columbia, including Joe Rhattigan, who took over the team lead with two touchdown catches. Both Trevor Osborne and Scott Carpenter also caught a touchdown pass, while Isaiah Barnes continues to lead the team in catches (13) and yards (161).
Great Scott
Scott Carpenter was recently named a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, one of the top scholar-athlete honors in college football. Candidates for the award must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
Shut It Down
Columbia ended the first quarter last weekend with 116 total yards, and it was tied 6-6 with a Princeton defense that had allowed 621 yards the previous weekend at Lehigh.
Over the next nine drives, Columbia gained a total of 24 yards. The Lions held the ball for less than one minute on five of the drives, and less than two minutes on seven of them. Princeton also forced two turnovers, including a strip-sack at the Columbia 6 that led directly to a Rhattigan touchdown.
Tackling The Issue
Senior tri-captain Dorian Williams has started every game of his career; after starting at nickel cornerback during the 2013 Ivy title season, Williams has started at free safety every game since the start of the 2014 season, and he led Princeton with six tackles at Columbia last weekend.
Williams has 230 tackles (144 solo), eight tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions over his impressive career.
Oh Henry
Senior Henry Schlossberg leads all Princeton defensive linemen in tackles (13), and he leads all Tigers in tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0). The 2015 All-Ivy League honoree had both of his sacks in
Princeton's win at Columbia last weekend.
Sack Exchange
Princeton ranks second in the Ivy League with eight sacks this season. Six different Tigers have at least one full sack on the season, including Brannon Jones, who had both the strip-sack and fumble recovery deep in Columbia territory last weekend.
Cool Hand Luke
Senior linebacker Luke Catarius went from a rotation player to an All-Ivy linebacker in the middle of last season when he became a starter following Rohan Hylton's injury. He ranked second on the team with 73 tackles last year, and he leads Princeton with 21 through three games in 2015.
Just For Kicks
Princeton's Nolan Bieck was the first-team All-Ivy League placekicker in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons, and he was replaced this season by freshman Tavish Rice, an all-county placekicker from Belen Jesuit Prep in Florida.
Rice had a strong debut in his starting role; he went 5 for 5 on PATs, helped Princeton post the second-best kickoff defense in the Ivy League, and he earned the Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor following Princeton's Week 1 win over Lafayette. He is 15 for 16 on PATs this season, though he has yet to even attempt a field goal.
O Captain, Our Captains
Princeton is led by a trio of captains this season. Returning quarterback Chad Kanoff and Joe Rhattigan represent the offensive side of the ball, while four-year starter Dorian Williams represents the defense.
Double Trouble
Princeton head coach Bob Surace is one of two people to win the Ivy League championship as both a player and a coach. He was a senior All-Ivy center on the championship-winning 1989 Tiger squad, and he coached the record-breaking 2013 team to a title.
Poll Position
Princeton was picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League media preseason poll. The top three teams — Harvard, Penn and Dartmouth — all shared the 2015 Ivy League title, and each will be visiting Princeton Stadium during the second half of the 2016 season.
Working Sundays
Mike Catapano '13, Caraun Reid '14, and Seth DeValve'16 are each on NFL rosters this season, marking the first time three drafted Princeton players have all been on NFL rosters for the same weekend since the 1980s. Reid recorded his first sack for San Diego in the season opener, and he returned a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown at Indianapolis, while Catapano started at outside linebacker for the New York Jets. DeValve, who became Princeton's highest-drafted player of the modern era (fourth round) last April, has seen time on offense for Cleveland.
Home Sweet Home
Princeton returns home next Saturday for a 3 pm showdown with Brown, which will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network. The first 1,000 students will receive a 'Tiger Up' t-shirt. Former head coach Bob Casciola will be honored at halftime of the game.
You can watch the full episode by clicking on the link above, or by visiting the Princeton Football page on YouTube.
You can read the full Week 4 preview below.
Princeton put together its two most dominant quarters since, arguably, the heart of its 2013 Ivy championship season last weekend at Columbia.
Over a 30-minute span between the second and third quarters, the Princeton offense scored 42 points and the Princeton defense gave up 11 yards. Yes, 42 points scored and 11 yards allowed. You'll win a lot of football games that way.
And that is Princeton's plan for the next two months, starting Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field in Washington, D.C., when the Tigers wrap up their nonleague schedule with a 1 pm showdown against Georgetown. The Tigers will look to bring a two-game win streak into their Ivy League six-game sprint, which will begin the following weekend against Brown on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.
| Week 4: Princeton Tigers (2-1) at Georgetown Hoyas (3-1) |
| Date • Time • Location | Oct. 8 • 1 pm • Cooper Field |
| Watch Live | GUHoyas.com |
| Tickets | Georgetown Ticket Office |
| Radio | WPRB 103.3 FM l ILDN Audio |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats l @PUTigers l @PUTigers_Live l @PUTigerFootball |
| All-Time Series | Princeton leads 6-1 |
| Last Meeting • Current Streak | Princeton 50, GEORGETOWN 22 (2013) l Princeton 1 straight win |
| Princeton Information | Game Notes l Roster l Schedule l Statistics |
| Georgetown Information | Game Notes l Roster l Schedule l Statistics |
| Last Week | LEHIGH 42, Princeton 28 l GEORGETOWN 17, Columbia 14 |
| Next Week | Brown at Princeton • Oct. 15, 3 pm, Powers Field at Princeton Stadium |
Lights, Camera, Action
Saturday's final game of this three-game road trip for the Princeton football team will be streamed live by GUHoyas.com. The stream is free. You can also listen to the live broadcast with Cody Chrusciel and Craig Sachson live on 103.3 FM WPRB, with the pregame show beginning at 12:30 pm.
Road Warriors
Princeton ended a five-game road losing streak last weekend with a 48-13 win at Columbia. The Tigers will now try for back-to-back road wins for the first time since their 2013 Ivy League championship season, when they won their first four road games. Among those wins was a 50-22 victory at Georgetown.
Margin Of Error
While Princeton's 7-1 record in New York City since 2000 seems decisive, the margin of victory was quite close over much of that streak. Princeton won the first five meetings (2000-2008) by an average margin of 4.6 points. In the last three games, including a 2010 Columbia victory, the margin of victory has been 29.0 points.
Not So Familiar Faces
Georgetown is the only opponent for Princeton this season that the Tigers did not also play last year (the Tigers defeated eventual Patriot League champion Colgate in Week 4 in 2015). Princeton holds a 6-1 all-time lead in the series, though the fist five meetings came between 1903-1923. The most recent meeting was the 2013 game, when eventual Bushnell Cup recipient Quinn Epperly rushed for four touchdowns in a 50-22 victory.
Patriot Games
Saturday's game will be the final nonleague game of the season for Princeton, which defeated Lafayette in Week 1 and fell to Lehigh in Week 2. With a win, Princeton would post a winning nonleague record for the third time in four seasons; prior to that stretch, the Tigers had not done so in six straight years.
With a win, Bob Surace would improve to 9-9 against the Patriot League in his career.
Seeing Red
Princeton is the only team in Division I (FBS or FCS) that has scored a touchdown on every red zone appearance of the season. There are 14 teams in the FCS who have scored points on every red zone appearance, but the other 13 have at least one field goal among their scores. Princeton has gone 13-for-13 on red-zone conversions this season; only four of the other 14 teams have appeared there more than 13 times, with three of those having either 14 (Colgate, South Dakota State) or 15 appearances (Montana).
Conversion Chart
Princeton ranks second in the FCS in third-down conversion percentage (.549). The Tigers converted on 13 of their first 17 third-down attempts against Columbia last weekend; of the four they didn't convert on, they converted on fourth down three times and punted once.
Time Is On Our Side
Princeton controlled possession for 37:42 in its 48-13 win over Columbia, marking its greatest possession time in any game under Bob Surace, the Princeton head coach since 2010. Since the start of the 2014 season, the Tigers' previous high in time of possession was 30:42 (2015 at Lafayette).
Three Wishes
Princeton has had an incredible run of touchdown scoring this season. Three different players have rushed for three touchdowns in a single game through the first three weeks of the season:
Week 1 - Joe Rhattigan (22 rushes, 136 yards, 3 TDs)
Week 2 - Charlie Volker (13 rushes, 82 yards, 3 TDs)
Week 3 - John Lovett (8 rushes, 50 yards, 3 TDs)
Lovett Or Leave It
Junior John Lovett, who earned 2015 All-Ivy League honors despite playing less than 60% of the league games due to injury, currently leads all Ivy players with six touchdowns scored this season. Besides rushing for three touchdowns, he threw for another in the 48-13 victory at
Columbia last weekend.
Strong Armed
Senior quarterback Chad Kanoff had the best game of his young season at Columbia; he completed 21 of 25 passes for 230 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. He needs 361 yards to become the 11th player in program history to throw for more than 3,000 career yards, and he needs 577 to move into the Top 10 for career passing yards at Princeton.
Spreading The Love
Through three games this season, 12 different Princeton players have caught at least one pass, and 11 different players have caught at least three. Ten different players caught a pass in the win over Columbia, including Joe Rhattigan, who took over the team lead with two touchdown catches. Both Trevor Osborne and Scott Carpenter also caught a touchdown pass, while Isaiah Barnes continues to lead the team in catches (13) and yards (161).
Great Scott
Scott Carpenter was recently named a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, one of the top scholar-athlete honors in college football. Candidates for the award must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
Shut It Down
Columbia ended the first quarter last weekend with 116 total yards, and it was tied 6-6 with a Princeton defense that had allowed 621 yards the previous weekend at Lehigh.
Over the next nine drives, Columbia gained a total of 24 yards. The Lions held the ball for less than one minute on five of the drives, and less than two minutes on seven of them. Princeton also forced two turnovers, including a strip-sack at the Columbia 6 that led directly to a Rhattigan touchdown.
Tackling The Issue
Senior tri-captain Dorian Williams has started every game of his career; after starting at nickel cornerback during the 2013 Ivy title season, Williams has started at free safety every game since the start of the 2014 season, and he led Princeton with six tackles at Columbia last weekend.
Williams has 230 tackles (144 solo), eight tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions over his impressive career.
Oh Henry
Senior Henry Schlossberg leads all Princeton defensive linemen in tackles (13), and he leads all Tigers in tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0). The 2015 All-Ivy League honoree had both of his sacks in
Princeton's win at Columbia last weekend.
Sack Exchange
Princeton ranks second in the Ivy League with eight sacks this season. Six different Tigers have at least one full sack on the season, including Brannon Jones, who had both the strip-sack and fumble recovery deep in Columbia territory last weekend.
Cool Hand Luke
Senior linebacker Luke Catarius went from a rotation player to an All-Ivy linebacker in the middle of last season when he became a starter following Rohan Hylton's injury. He ranked second on the team with 73 tackles last year, and he leads Princeton with 21 through three games in 2015.
Just For Kicks
Princeton's Nolan Bieck was the first-team All-Ivy League placekicker in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons, and he was replaced this season by freshman Tavish Rice, an all-county placekicker from Belen Jesuit Prep in Florida.
Rice had a strong debut in his starting role; he went 5 for 5 on PATs, helped Princeton post the second-best kickoff defense in the Ivy League, and he earned the Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor following Princeton's Week 1 win over Lafayette. He is 15 for 16 on PATs this season, though he has yet to even attempt a field goal.
O Captain, Our Captains
Princeton is led by a trio of captains this season. Returning quarterback Chad Kanoff and Joe Rhattigan represent the offensive side of the ball, while four-year starter Dorian Williams represents the defense.
Double Trouble
Princeton head coach Bob Surace is one of two people to win the Ivy League championship as both a player and a coach. He was a senior All-Ivy center on the championship-winning 1989 Tiger squad, and he coached the record-breaking 2013 team to a title.
Poll Position
Princeton was picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League media preseason poll. The top three teams — Harvard, Penn and Dartmouth — all shared the 2015 Ivy League title, and each will be visiting Princeton Stadium during the second half of the 2016 season.
Working Sundays
Mike Catapano '13, Caraun Reid '14, and Seth DeValve'16 are each on NFL rosters this season, marking the first time three drafted Princeton players have all been on NFL rosters for the same weekend since the 1980s. Reid recorded his first sack for San Diego in the season opener, and he returned a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown at Indianapolis, while Catapano started at outside linebacker for the New York Jets. DeValve, who became Princeton's highest-drafted player of the modern era (fourth round) last April, has seen time on offense for Cleveland.
Home Sweet Home
Princeton returns home next Saturday for a 3 pm showdown with Brown, which will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network. The first 1,000 students will receive a 'Tiger Up' t-shirt. Former head coach Bob Casciola will be honored at halftime of the game.
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