Success Story

Mario Avila's senior bio from the Dartmouth media guide

It's aways fun to hear the success stories about former Dartmouth players and this one comes courtesy of a regular reader.

Mario Avila '04 had 27 tackles including two sacks and 1.5 stops for a loss as a senior. The 2012 Vanderbilt MBA is introduced this way in a recent note in the Vanderbilt Business World Shapers page that describes him as founder and CEO, Contigo Financial Inc.:

Defensive tackles rarely get to touch the football. But Mario Avila, who played that position for Dartmouth College, was a very visible and valuable player off the field. 

Check out this video interview with Avila that also touches on his football experiences:

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Third day-by-day look at last year's results by this year's opponents. Game 3 foe Penn:

Penn (6-4)
Sept. 15 at Lafayette, lost 28-21
Sept. 22 Villanova, lost 24-8
Sept. 29 at Dartmouth, won 28-21
Oct. 6 William & Mary, lost 34-28
Oct. 13 Columbia, won 24-20
Oct. 20  at Yale, lost 27-13
Oct. 27 Brown, won 20-17
Nov. 3 at Princeton, won 28-21
Nov. 10 Harvard won, 30-21
Nov. 17 at Cornell, won 35-28

(Five wins by a touchdown or less with largest win over Harvard)

Penn Last Five Years (Ivy League)
2012 - 6-4 (6-10
2011 - 5-5 (4-3)
2010 - 9-1 (7-0)
2009 - 8-2 (7-0)
2008 - 6-4 (5-2)