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When Princeton football opened fall practice Aug. 27, photographer Beverly Schaefer was on hand to capture images for PAW, from the ground and from above.
Beverly Schaefer
When Princeton football opened fall practice Aug. 27, photographer Beverly Schaefer was on hand to capture images for PAW, from the ground and from above.
Photos by Beverly Schaefer
![When Princeton football opened fall practice Aug. 27, photographer Beverly Schaefer was on hand to capture images for PAW, from the ground and from above.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice201_copy.jpg?itok=J5-wIDWw)
When Princeton football opened fall practice Aug. 27, photographer Beverly Schaefer was on hand to capture images for PAW, from the ground and from above.
Beverly Schaefer
![Players wore jerseys, shorts, and helmets in the opening session. Ivy League rules limit teams to two full-contact practices per week.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice161_copy.jpg?itok=ooEbTla9)
Players wore jerseys, shorts, and helmets in the opening session. Ivy League rules limit teams to two full-contact practices per week.
Beverly Schaefer
![This year’s Tigers are stacked with talented quarterbacks, including Chad Kanoff ’17, left, and Quinn Epperly ’15.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football-practice079.jpg?itok=zTHL2arQ)
This year’s Tigers are stacked with talented quarterbacks, including Chad Kanoff ’17, left, and Quinn Epperly ’15.
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![Kedric Bostic ’16, middle, also figures to be in the running for playing time at quarterback, along with returning starter Connor Michelsen ’15.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football-practice041.jpg?itok=8G0OrCUE)
Kedric Bostic ’16, middle, also figures to be in the running for playing time at quarterback, along with returning starter Connor Michelsen ’15.
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![Center Joe Goss ’14, a starter since his freshman year, holds off a defender in a blocking drill.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football-practice121.jpg?itok=JRlTy9rs)
Center Joe Goss ’14, a starter since his freshman year, holds off a defender in a blocking drill.
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![Freshman running back Joe Rhattigan shoulders his way through the defense.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice052_copy.jpg?itok=r_iPPzYw)
Freshman running back Joe Rhattigan shoulders his way through the defense.
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![The water station is a popular spot on this warm afternoon.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice232_copy.jpg?itok=j9XJY-A4)
The water station is a popular spot on this warm afternoon.
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![Trocon Davis ’14, left, knocks away a pass intended for Connor Kelley ’15.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice283_copy.jpg?itok=jkJqgxCH)
Trocon Davis ’14, left, knocks away a pass intended for Connor Kelley ’15.
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![Coach Bob Surace ’90, now in his fourth season, led the Tigers to wins over Harvard and Yale in 2012.](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice217_copy.jpg?itok=HzXzdpbJ)
Coach Bob Surace ’90, now in his fourth season, led the Tigers to wins over Harvard and Yale in 2012.
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![Princeton plays five home games, including the opener against Lehigh (Sept. 21), the Ivy opener against Columbia (Oct. 5), and the 136th meeting with Yale (Nov. 16).](https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/images/content/PAW-Football_practice353_copy.jpg?itok=ant8xZYJ)
Princeton plays five home games, including the opener against Lehigh (Sept. 21), the Ivy opener against Columbia (Oct. 5), and the 136th meeting with Yale (Nov. 16).
Beverly Schaefer