Quick Note And Out The Door

Zipping off to beautiful downtown Worcester in five minutes for today's game against Holy Cross. No time to create a blog today, so instead I offer a few notes from the bottom of yesterday's Green Alert premium preview:

The forecast for gametime is a 50 percent chance of rain in the afternoon with the wind out of the northeast at 8 mph and gusting to 25. (Editor's note: The chance of rain has since been dramatically reduced.) .... The all-time series between the teams is tied at 34-34-4. ... Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore is 5-0 against the team for which he once served as defensive coordinator while Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens is 0-9 all-time against the Crusaders over his two stints at Dartmouth. ...

Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph holds the all-time FCS record with 34 consecutive games passing for at least 200 yards. ... He is ninth all-time in the FCS for career touchdown passes (98) and 11th in total passing yards (11,376). ...

Three-sided Fitton Field at Holy Cross is the second-oldest Division I stadium still in use behind only Penn’s Franklin Field, although it has been rebuilt enough that it's impossible to tell that from the inside. Fitton Field hosted its first game in 1903. Franklin Field has been in use since 1895. ...

Holy Cross came into the 2004 game against Dartmouth with 15 consecutive losses, the nation’s longest losing streak. The Crusaders won that afternoon, 24-0, and haven’t had a losing record since. They are bidding for their fifth-consecutive winning season. ...

Dartmouth quarterback Conner Kempe saw his first varsity action against Holy Cross last year, completing three of five passes for 40 yards. ... He should have an added weapon with the expected return of sophomore receiver Michael Reilly, who has been out with an ankle injury since midway through the UNH game. ...

Dartmouth’s schedule is currently tied for second-toughest in the nation behind only Towson. The Big Green’s 10 opponents have a 30-18 record, a combined .625 winning percentage. ... The schedule to date is second-toughest in the FCS with the first four opponents a combined 11-4. Only Cornell is listed ahead of Dartmouth with its four opponents a combined 12-4. ... The Holy Cross schedule to date is 106th of 113 teams, with its previous opponents just 5-15.