Next in a series of charts from the last 20 years of Dartmouth football play and the first 20 years of formal Ivy League competition, a look at the Big Green's nonconference records from 1956-75. (The nonconference records for 2000-19 were HERE.)
|
Year |
First |
Second |
Total |
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1956 |
W New Hampshire 13-0 |
T Holy Cross 7-7 |
1-0-1 |
|
1957 |
W New Hampshire 27-0 |
W Holy Cross 14-7 |
2-0 |
|
1958 |
W Lafayette 20-0 |
L Holy Cross 14-8 |
1-1 |
|
1959 |
L Holy Cross 31-8 |
L Boston College 35-12 |
0-2 |
|
1960 |
W New Hampshire 7-6 |
L Holy Cross 9-8 |
1-1 |
|
1961 |
W New Hampshire 28-3 |
L Holy Cross 17-13 |
1-1 |
|
1962 |
W Massachusetts 22-3 |
W Holy Cross 10-0 |
2-0 |
|
1963 |
W Bucknell 20-18 |
W Holy Cross 13-8 |
2-0 |
|
1964 |
W New Hampshire 40-0 |
W Boston U 28-6 |
2-0 |
|
1965 |
W New Hampshire 56-6 |
W Holy Cross 27-6 |
2-0 |
|
1966 |
W Massachusetts 17-7 |
L Holy Cross 7-6 |
1-1 |
|
1967 |
W Massachusetts 28-10 |
W Holy Cross 24-8 |
2-0 |
|
1968 |
W New Hampshire 21-0 |
L Holy Cross 29-17 |
1-1 |
|
1969 |
W New Hampshire 31-0 |
W Holy Cross 38-6 |
2-0 |
|
1970 |
W Massachusetts 27-0 |
W Holy Cross 50-14 |
2-0 |
|
1971 |
W Massachusetts 31-7 |
W Holy Cross 28-9 |
2-0 |
|
1972 |
W New Hampshire 24-14 |
W Holy Cross 17-7 |
2-0 |
|
1973 |
L New Hampshire 10-9 |
L Holy Cross 10-0 |
0-2 |
|
1974 |
L Massachusetts 14-0 |
L Holy Cross 14-3 |
0-2 |
|
1975 |
L Massachusetts 7-3 |
W Holy Cross 28-7 |
1-1 |
|
|
16-4-0 |
11-8-1 |
27-12-1 |
Worth keeping in mind is that New Hampshire and UMass were "college" division teams until 1973 and Division II from 1973-77.
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Speaking of Division II, left hanging when Jacksonville dropped football, Dartmouth was slated to play its first DII game in many years last fall when New Haven was an emergency addition to the schedule. The rumor at the time was the Chargers were in discussions to go Division I (although obviously not in time for the game against the Big Green). Turns out those rumors were true. From a New Haven release this week (LINK):
The University of New Haven has begun the ambitious process of becoming an NCAA Division 1 (D1) school. Director of Athletics and Recreation at the university, Sheahon Zenger, said that this movement is necessary for growth and will “provide more opportunities and a better experience for both student-athletes and the student body.”
The process of becoming a D1 school is not one that occurs overnight but may take three or four years to complete.
Green Alert Take: Common sense would suggest New Haven will eventually end up in the Northeast Conference and if that's the case, don't be surprised if Dartmouth and other Ivies end up scheduling the Division I Chargers down the road.
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Penn has named a 12-person committee to help select a new athletic director along with Parker Executive Search. Two coaches are on the committee and . . . surprise . . . football coach Ray Priore is one of them. He's joined by the women's lacrosse coach. (LINK)
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The latest examples of the challenge of playing college football during a pandemic:
• The legendary Lehigh at Lafayette game scheduled for Saturday? Postponed because of a positive test at Lafayette.
• William & Mary-Elon is postponed. Wagner-Merrimack is canceled. Powerhouse North Dakota State will have another unscheduled week off.
• Alabama A&M had its game against Prairie View postponed for the second time. There Bulldogs were credited with a 2-0 forfeit win over Alcorn State in late February and have had games against Mississippi Valley State and Grambling either postponed or canceled. Add it up and that’s five dates they thought they were going to play only to have games called off.
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On the subject of COVID-19, the Upper Valley's Daybreak newsletter posted a link to a message from the town of Hanover that includes this somewhat damning text. Italics are mine. (LINK):
(G)iven the ongoing presence of a larger-than-average number of young adults in the Hanover community who have recently returned to Dartmouth from all over the world as the spring term begins, a subset of whom have and continue to be less than diligent in following public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, combined with the suspected increased prevalence of the U.K. variant, B.1.1.7 which is significantly more contagious, this community simply cannot take any additional risks by opening up public facilities too early.
Given the rate of vaccination in N.H. and around the U.S., it is highly unlikely Town facilities will fully re-open to the public until late summer or early fall of 2021.
Green Alert Take: Earlier reports were that there were some football players and other athletes in that "subset," and while decisions apparently have been made about whether they will be on campus in the fall nothing has appeared in The Dartmouth or the local daily to this point. Stay tuned.
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| courtesy NASA |
EXTRA POINT
While preparing dinner last evening I had Vermont Public Radio playing and as it does each night at 5:45 or so the station broadcast its Eye on the Sky segment. Usually it consists of arcane facts about planets or constellations but last night's discussion was about spotting the International Space Station passing over the Green Mountain State. Given that there wasn't a cloud in our zip code and viewing figured to be exceptional, I grabbed a pen and jotted down "8:53 in the low northwest sky."
A minute or so before the appointed time, Mrs. BGA and I headed out into the darkness, through the small apple trees behind our house and into an opening with a clear view to the northwest.
Right on time we spotted what at first looked like a star, but one that seemed to be moving. It kept getting brighter and brighter as it passed overhead, moving far faster than you would imagine. And then, just after passing by – and long before it would have gone over the horizon – it disappeared. We saw it for about four minutes and then it was gone as the earth screened the sun from illuminating it. From NASA:
“The space station is visible because it reflects the light of the Sun – the same reason we can see the Moon. However, unlike the Moon, the space station isn't bright enough to see during the day. It can only be seen when it is dawn or dusk at your location. As such, it can range from one sighting opportunity a month to several a week, since it has to be both dark where you are, and the space station has to happen to be going overhead.”
If you are interested in when you might be able to see the ISS, you can learn when it will be visible in your locale by clicking HERE.
Oh yeah. That part where I said it was going faster than you might imagine? How about 17,500 miles per hour?
