BGA Overtime had a lengthy story about Dartmouth's dramatic win over New Hampshire last night and will have a notes-and-quotes story this evening. Tomorrow the site will feature the weekly Six Pack of thoughts coming out of the New Hampshire game, and Tuesday The Optimist and The Pessimist will be stopping by.
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Here's your Week One Ivy League wrap with a look at how Dartmouth's nonconference opponents fared as well:
Brown 46, Georgetown 0
That's a lot of points, but more notable for the Bears, who have struggled on defense, was the shutout courtesy of two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and eight sacks of Georgtown (2-2) quarterbacks. A crowd of 3,349 in Providence looked on as Brown QB James Murphy complete 20-of-28 throws for 219 yards and two touchdowns.
Albany 13, Cornell 10
A defensive battle saw the Big Red play two quarterbacks, with each completing eight passes. Cornell's lone touchdown against the Great Danes (1-3) was a six-yard reception by tight end Ryder Kurtz in the fourth quarter. Attendance in Albany was 4,819.
Harvard 59, Stetson 7
The Crimson powered out to a 45-0 halftime lead before cruising to the easy win over the Hatters (1-3). Jaden Craig was 10-for-13 for 208 yard and two touchdowns. Harvard has outscored the Hatters, 94-7, in the last two years. The game drew 1,400 in DeLand, Fla.
Penn 24, Stonehill 21
Freshman Mason Walters hit a 45-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to lift the Quakers, who got a 69-yard touchdown catch by Jared Richardson and a 63-yard punt return by Julien Stokes w.hile taking a 14- first-quarter lead. The game at Stonehill (1-3) in Easton, Mass., drew 3,800.
San Diego 42, Princeton 35
Princeton ran out to a 21-0 lead and was ahead, 35-21 entering the fourth quarter. The Toreros (2-2) scored 21 unanswered points in the final 9:50 to stun a crowd of 3,656 in Princeton. The winning points came with 1:04 left.
Yale 28, Holy Cross 10
Not surprisingly, South Carolina transfer Dante Reno, son of the Yale coach, got the start. He completed 13-of-18 throws for 166 yards and one touchdown against the Crusaders (0-4) Josh Pitsenberger ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns in front of 4,469 in New Haven.
Merrimack 16, Central Connecticut 14
Trailing, 13-0, the Blue Devils scored two touchdowns in the final 9:23 to take a 14-13 lead only to see Merrimack drive 66 yards for a 19-yard field goal with one second left to win the game. Attendance at Merrimack was 4,129.
Colgate 44, Fordham 21
The Rams (0-4) gave up a 78-yard touchdown pass on their first defensive play and surrendered 547 yards of total offense in a home loss to Colgate (1-3) in front of 2,581.
And in case you missed it, from Friday night:
Lafayette 38, Columbia 14
Trailing 17-14 at the half, the Lions had a chance to pull within striking distance late in the third quarter but were stonewalled after getting a first down at the Leopards' one-yard line. They never threatened again as Lafayette improved to 3-1 in front of 4,206.
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EXTRA POINT
It didn't get down to freezing here at our Vermont hillside home last night. The temperature bottomed out at 32.1 degrees. What's that? Yeah, I guess people with digital thermometers can get pretty annoying. ;-)
