Princeton University Football Team Plays for Second Place in Season Finale

The stakes aren’t as high for the Princeton University football team heading into its season finale against Dartmouth on Saturday, but the Tigers will be looking for a measure of revenge.

Last year, Princeton went into its final game undefeated in conference play before losing to Dartmouth, 28-24. Princeton ended up sharing the Ivy League title with Harvard.

This year, Princeton (5-4, 4-2) is looking to force a second place tie with Dartmouth (7-2, 5-1) and Yale (8-1, 5-1) when the Tigers host the Big Green 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Princeton is also looking to erase the memory of last year’s defeat.

In fact, Princeton is looking for its first win over Dartmouth since 2009.

Dartmouth still has a shot at sharing the Ivy League title.

Undefeated Harvard (9-0, 6-0) hosts Yale on Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

If Harvard wins, it would capture the title outright. Wins by Yale and Dartmouth would result in a three-way tie for the title.

A Princeton win over Dartmouth and a Harvard win over Yale would result in a three-way tie for second place.

Princeton can fall no further than fourth in the conference standings.

Princeton is coming off a loss last week to Yale. Dartmouth has won two in a row, defeating Cornell and Brown each of the last two weeks.

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