Will last week's overpowering win against Bucknell result in an uptick in attendance Saturday or will having a non-traditional opponent like Sacred Heart keep the number down? (Last year's games drew a high of 5,073 for the opener with Colgate and a low of 3,623 against Penn. The home average was 4,103.) Vote in the poll off to the left.
Dartmouth tailback Nick Schwieger has been named Dartmouth's Male Athlete of the Week after running for 216 yards against Bucknell. The official Dartmouth athletics site has posted a video interview with Schwieger talking about the Bucknell game and start of the season.
While we're at it, for as huge a game as Schwieger had, he wasn't exactly a slam dunk to win the Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Week Award. Did anyone notice the numbers that were put up around the league?
- Yale quarterback Patrick Witt piled up 407 yards and two touchdowns in the air on 35-of-55 throwing and scored the gamewinning touchdown at the end to share this week's honor with Schwieger.
- Harvard's Andrew Hatch was 20-for-25 from 276 yards with three touchdowns and 39 rushing yards.
- Princeton's Tommy Wornham threw for 392 yards.
- Princeton receiver Trey Peacock caught eight balls for 196 yards.
- Brown's Alex Tounkara caught 12 balls for 160 yards.
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Still on the video front, there's an interview with Coach Buddy Teevens in the aftermath of Bucknell that includes a look ahead to Sacred Heart.*
And yet another video – this one a quick clip of Dan Henggeler's 17-yard TD run in the junior varsity win over Middlebury can be found here.*
Sound from the weekly Ivy League media teleconference has been posted here.*
The Daily Dartmouth has a story about football's win over Bucknell. Nothing new in the story except this bit about Saturday's home opener against Sacred Heart:Before the game, Alpha Delta fraternity will co-host the first of five College-sponsored tailgates, which are part of an effort to increase student attendance at games, event organizer Mike Lewis ’11 said. The event will feature Big Ray’s Catering, kegs of root beer and cream soda, and a performance by the Dartmouth Aires, Lewis said.
The pre-football game events are sponsored by the Athletic Department, the President’s Office, Student Assembly and several Greek organizations.
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Speaking of Sacred Heart, Jake Novak of the Roar Lions Roar Columbia football blog doesn't expect Dartmouth to be tested very much, if at all. He writes:I can’t remember another time when an Ivy team was facing such an obvious mismatch in a non-conference game. I seriously think the Dartmouth backups could win this game by seven points against the Sacred Heart starters.Also from the same writer:
It will be great for Dartmouth to get a win, but the easy opponent does them no favors in the long run as the Big Green prepare for Penn in week 3. On the other end of the spectrum, Penn takes on super powerhouse Villanova this Saturday. Talk about a major contrast for these two teams as they head into their big league opener at Franklin Field on 10/2.
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On the subject of mismatches, this Sunday's junior varsity game against the University of Vermont club team has been cancelled. In its place there will be an Oct. 10 game against the Williams College junior varsity. That's the day after Yale.*
From a column in The Columbia Spectator headlined, Some things never change with Columbia football:Thank you, Sean Brackett, for reminding us yet again of an enduring Columbia athletic tradition: after long periods of mediocrity comes a moment of hope, a glimmer of great things to come, and then it is taken away in an instant.Ouch. That said, there are probably cynics out there – and don't count me as one of them – who will probably suggest "long periods of mediocrity," is being kind.
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If you are new to Dartmouth or Ivy League football and will be at the Ivy opener at Penn on Oct. 2, you might be stunned to see toast – and lots of it – sail out of the stands at Franklin Field at the conclusion of the third quarter. The Daily Pennsylvanian takes a look at the tradition in light of an opinion piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer. There's also a column taking the opposing view in the DP.*
The Daily Dartmouth covers yesterday's college Convocation with a story and photo. Classes begin today.
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