Statistically Speaking II

Returning Ivy League Defensive Leaders
(Top 10 only)

Tackles
3. Jordan Haynes, Yale, 10.2 per game
4. Andrew Starks, Princeton 8.9
6. Zach Imhoff, Cornell, 8.3
T-7. Stephen Peyton, Brown, 7.9

Tackles for Loss
2. Clayton McGrath, Brown 1.35 per game
5. Brandon Copeland, Penn, 1.00
6. Jordan Haynes, Yale, .85
T-7. Erik Rask, Penn, .80
T-7. Eddie Smith, Dartmouth, .80

Sacks
3. Clayton McGrath, Brown .55 per game
4. Matt Hamscher, Penn, .45
T-5. Ryan Murphy, Columbia, .44
T-7. Eddie Smith, Dartmouth, .40
T-10. Josh Martin, Columbia, .39
T-10. *Buddy Benadaret, Dartmouth, .39
* Anticipated 5th-year senior

Passes Defended
1. Dan Minamide, Harvard, 1.10 per game
2. Shawn Abuhoff, Dartmouth, 1.00
4. AJ Cruz, Brown, .80
7. Matthew Hanson, Harvard, .67
T-8. Rasha Campbell, Cornell, .60

Interceptions
T-1. Chase Womack, Dartmouth 0.50 per game
3. Shawn Abuhoff, Dartmouth, 0.40
9. Alex Gedeo, Harvard, 0.22
T-10. Eight players, 0.22

Forced Fumbles
3. Jonathan Mason, Harvard, .22
T-7. Matt Landry, Princeton, .13
T-7. Kalasi Huggins, Columbia, .13
T-9. Mike Catapano, Princeton, .11
T-9. Ryan Murphy, Columbia, .11
T-9. Evan Miller, Columbia, .11
T-9. Nick Mistretta, Columbia, .11

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Wonder how your favorite quarterback did on the Wonderlic test? I can't vouch for the accuracy of the numbers, but a reader has shared a link to a listing of quarterback Wonderlic scores over the years. For general background on the Wonderlic and how it is used in and out of football, click here.

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Princeton tailback Jordan Culbreath was voted the 2011 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion for his courageous fight against a devastating illness called aplastic anemia.

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A Daily Pennsylvanian article on admissions noting that Penn's applicant pool has more than tripled since the late 1970's includes an interview with the school's dean of admissions, a former Quaker football player named Eric Furda.

Green Alert Take: It's not hard to imagine the field day anonymous posters will have on the message boards when the realization hits that Penn's dean of admissions is a former football player for the back-to-back champions.

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Former Princeton and NFL lineman Ross Tucker runs a recruiting site that helps high school athletes share highlight tapes online with college coaches. The Sports Network has a story.

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Former Dartmouth skater Hugh Jessiman '06 has made his much-delayed NHL debut with the Florida Panthers. This story details his long journey from being the New York Rangers' top draft pick in 2003 to hockey's big show, and adds some details about his former Dartmouth teammates in the NHL.

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The Daily Dartmouth writes about potential adjustments to the Dartmouth academic calendar that would see finals completed before Thanksgiving. Given that the Ivy League football season traditionally ends the Saturday before Thanksgiving, moving finals before the holiday would certainly mean a very challenging last couple of weeks of the season for the Big Green.

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In case you are wondering, the snow we got yesterday sealed the deal. Make that, "sealed the door." Our sun room slider (pictured here a few days ago) is now complete blocked from bottom to top by snow that has slid off the roof.