This Is It

(When teams are tied in the standings the default is their overall record. When the overall record is tied the next default is alphabetical, which is why Dartmouth is listed ahead of Harvard, why Brown is ahead of Penn and why Princeton is ahead of Yale.)

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Harvard-Dartmouth, or maybe it's Dartmouth-Harvard is the STATS FCS game of the week Here's the bottom line by the top FCS media outlet (LINK):

If the Crimson are ever going to lose a night game at Harvard Stadium - they are 11-0 - Mischief Night seems like the appropriate time. But Dartmouth some has some demons - only one win over the Crimson in the last 18 years. Harvard, 28-24.

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STATS also has a full story on the game HERE.

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The Harvard Crimson has a preview HERE. From the story:

“Every game is important because we know that we get every team’s best shot,” said (Harvard) senior offensive lineman Cole Toner. “But this is the big one.”

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“We know that this is our Ivy League championship basically,” (Harvard safety Scott) Peters said. “This is why we do all the winter workouts and all the spring ball.... It’s for games like this.” 

A reminder that the game is being carried on NBCSN, formerly the NBC Sports Network. That's not your regular NBC station but a cable/satellite channel. Check your "guide" to see if you get the station.

Audio of the game will be available on the Ivy League Digital Network and on WFRD, 99.3 FM with Adam Giardino and Wayne Young calling the action. The Harvard radio broadcast is available on WXKS 1200 AM and WRHB 95.3 FM.

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Harvard Schedule
Sept. 19 at Rhode Island W 41-10
Sept. 26 Brown W 53-27
Oct. 2 Georgetown  W 45-0
Oct. 10 at Cornell W 40-3
Oct. 17 at Lafayette W 42-0
Oct. 24 Princeton W 42-7
Oct. 30 Dartmouth
Nov. 7 at Columbia
Nov. 14 Penn
Nov. 21 at Yale

Dartmouth Schedule
Sept. 19 at Georgetown  W 31-10
Sept. 26 Sacred Heart W 49-7
Oct. 3 at Penn W 41-20
Oct. 10 Yale W 35-3
Oct. 17 at Central Connecticut W 34-7
Oct. 24 Columbia W 13-9
Oct. 30 at Harvard
Nov. 6 Cornell
Nov. 14 at Brown
Nov. 21 Princeton

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A lot of followers of Ivy League football seem to prefer out-of-conference games against traditional Patriot League opponents rather than matchups with Northeast Conference and out-of-region teams. The Lehigh Brown and White writes about scheduling challenges for the Patriot League with a mention of the former agreement between that conference and the Ivy League. (LINK)

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We'll be heading to Harvard this afternoon and thanks to the ever-patient Mrs. BGA – who is pretty geeked up for the game by the way – I'll be able to write on the laptop during the ride back home. It's going to be a late one, so you East Coast folks might want to read it with your morning OJ. There will be follow stories on both Saturday and Sunday.

If you haven't visited BGA Premium this week, head over now because the past few days included lengthy interviews with Defensive Coordinator Don Dobes and Offensive Coordinator Keith Clark as well as a detailed preview with thoughts from head coach Buddy Teevens. As always, a huge thanks to the coaches for spending the time to talk after practice each day during a very busy week.