Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Who Are They Playing?

There have been times in the past when Dartmouth was opening against a team that already had played three games. This year the Big Green will kick off against a New Hampshire team that will have two games under its belt, including its annual FBS contest.

Curious how Dartmouth fits into the non-conference opponents' schedules? Take a look:

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sept. 3 at San Diego State
Sept. 10 HOLY CROSS
Sept. 17 at Dartmouth
Sept. 24 at Rhode Island
Oct. 1 WILLIAM & MARY
Oct. 8 at Elon
Oct. 15 JAMES MADISON
Oct. 22 at Towson
Oct. 29 STONY BROOK
Nov. 12 ALBANY
Nov. 19 at Maine

HOLY CROSS
Sept. 3 at Morgan State
Sept. 10 at New Hampshire
Sept. 17 at Albany
Sept. 24 DARTMOUTH
Oct. 1 at Lafayette
Oc. 8 BUCKNELL
Oct. 15 HARVARD
Oct. 22 LEHIGH
Oct. 29 at Colgate
Nov. 5 at Georgetown
Nov. 12 Fordham (Yankee Stadium)

TOWSON
Sept. 3 at South Florida
Sept. 10 ST. FRANCIS
Sept. 17 at Villanova
Oct. 1 at Richmond
Oct. 8 STONY BROOK
Oct. 15 at Dartmouth
Oct. 22 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Oct. 29 at Delaware
Nov. 5 ELON
Nov. 12 WILLIAM & MARY
Nov. 19 at Rhode Island

It's over there on the side of this column, but in case you didn't notice it, here's the Dartmouth schedule:

Sept. 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sept. 24 Holy Cross
Oct. 1 PENN
Oct. 8 at Yale
Oct. 15 TOWSON
Oct. 22 at Columbia
Oct. 29 HARVARD
Nov. 5 at Cornell
Nov. 12 BROWN
Nov. 19 at Princeton

(Don't be surprised if at least one of those games gets shifted to a Friday night for TV purposes.)
Digging back through the SI Vault uncovered an interesting story about Dartmouth product Nick Lowery '78 – a former teammate of Big Green head coach Buddy Teevens – who unseated legendary Jan Stenerud as the Kansas City Chiefs kicker. Find the story HERE.
Speaking of Dartmouth opponents, several UNH football players quietly did the right thing for a police officer who needed help. Find the story on UNH Insider HERE.
Blue skies this morning. It's chilly but this should be a much better day for practice than yesterday would have been. Check BGA Premium tonight for coverage of practice No. 7 of 12 this spring.