(STATS) – Princeton football players should have been in awe when College Football Hall-of-Famer Cosmo Iacavazzi visited their locker room after Saturday’s 42-14 win over rival Penn.
Iacavazzi is a legendary part of the program’s history – the star fullback of the Tigers’ 1964 squad that finished 9-0.
This year’s Ivy League championship squad will forever be part of Princeton lore as well. In fact, the Tigers went one better than their last unbeaten squad, going a perfect 10-0 for their first unbeaten season with double-digit wins since 1903.
The Ivy League doesn’t send its teams to the FCS playoffs. Clearly, the STATS FCS Team of the Week might have fared quite well if it was headed there.
Senior wide receiver Jesper Horsted fueled the rout of Penn with four touchdowns – three on receptions and one on a run – his final score a 20-yard catch in the third quarter to help the Tigers gain breathing room at 28-14. He finished the game with 196 career catches, a school record.
Quarterback John Lovett (378 yards of total offense, four total TDs) and running back Charlie Volker (85 rushing yards, one TD) played their usual big parts as well. The offense finished the season with a league-record 470 points.
“We didn’t think it was going to be a cakewalk coming in here today,” senior linebacker Tom Johnson told The Trentonian. “We knew there was going to be some adversity at some point and we band together. I think it shows how strong this class has been. It’s been awesome and I’m so happy we got to end up on top.”
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