Today's dip into the record book features a listing of the 23 football teams to post a perfect Ivy League season since the start of formal conference play in 1956 and the closest calls for each of those teams:
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Year |
School |
Closest Game |
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2017 |
Princeton |
Dartmouth 14-9 |
|
2014 |
Harvard |
Yale 31-24 |
|
2011 |
Harvard |
Cornell 41-31 |
|
2010 |
Penn |
Dartmouth 35-28 (ot) |
|
2009 |
Penn |
Brown 14-7 (ot) |
|
2007 |
Harvard |
Brown 24-17, Dartmouth 28-21 |
|
2004 |
Harvard |
Brown 35-34, Dartmouth 13-12 |
|
2003 |
Penn |
Yale 34-31 (ot) |
|
2002 |
Penn |
Yale 41-20 |
|
2001 |
Harvard |
Princeton 28-26 |
|
1997 |
Harvard |
Princeton 14-12 |
|
1996 |
Dartmouth |
Penn 24-22 |
|
1994 |
Penn |
Dartmouth 13-11 |
|
1993 |
Penn |
Cornell 17-14 |
|
1986 |
Penn |
Harvard 17-10 |
|
1984 |
Penn |
Princeton 27-17 |
|
1970 |
Dartmouth |
Yale 10-0 |
|
1967 |
Yale |
Harvard 24-20 |
|
1965 |
Dartmouth |
Yale 20-17 |
|
1964 |
Princeton |
Cornell 17-12 |
|
1962 |
Dartmouth |
Princeton 33-27 |
|
1960 |
Yale |
Brown 9-0 |
|
1956 |
Yale |
Columbia 33-18 |
It has been a while since we took at look at the FCS Top-25. Here is this week's ranking by Stats Perform. (Some records may include games played last fall.)
|
|
Stats Perform Top 25 |
Pts |
1sts |
|
1 |
James Madison 4-0 |
968 |
(25) |
|
2 |
North Dakota State 6-1 |
950 |
(12) |
|
3 |
Weber State 5-0 |
911 |
|
|
4 |
South Dakota State 4-1 |
880 |
(1) |
|
5 |
Sam Houston 5-0 |
862 |
(2) |
|
6 |
North Dakota 4-1 |
803 |
|
|
7 |
Delaware 4-0 |
755 |
|
|
8 |
Eastern Washington 5-1 |
717 |
|
|
9 |
Jacksonville State 9-2 |
693 |
|
|
10 |
Villanova 2-1 |
563 |
|
|
11 |
Richmond 3-0 |
553 |
|
|
12 |
Monmouth 3-0 |
539 |
|
|
13 |
UC Davis 3-2 |
459 |
|
|
14 |
Missouri State 5-4 |
457 |
|
|
15 |
VMI 5-1 |
452 |
|
|
16 |
Kennesaw State 4-1 |
382 |
|
|
17 |
Southeastern Louisiana 4-2 |
357 |
|
|
18 |
Southern Illinois 4-3 |
351 |
|
|
19 |
Rhode Island 2-1 |
252 |
|
|
20 |
Murray State 5-2 |
231 |
|
|
21 |
Nicholls 4-3 |
138 |
|
|
22 |
Austin Peay 4-5 |
137 |
|
|
23 |
Mercer 5-5 |
130 |
|
|
24 |
ETSU 4-2 |
118 |
|
|
25 |
Incarnate Word 3-2 |
104 |
|
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Speaking of craziness in college athletics, this is from an AP story today (LINK):
Whether it is the start of free agency in college sports or simply the fair thing to finally do for the athletes, the NCAA is about to make a monumental change to its transfer rules.
The Division I Council meets Wednesday and Thursday, and the agenda includes voting on a proposal that would grant all college athletes the ability to transfer one time as undergraduates without having to then sit out a season of competition.
All indications are the proposal will pass. When it does, athletes in football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and men’s ice hockey will for the first time be immediately eligible to play after switching schools without asking for special permission.
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This is pretty neat. With Devin Cannady recently enjoying a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat, Princeton had a unique distinction in its proud athletic history:
Complete Set.
— Princeton Tigers (@PUTIGERS) April 13, 2021
Princeton is the only Ivy with alumni on active rosters in the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB. #PrincetonPros🐅 pic.twitter.com/SYXXc1Y8GG
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Dartmouth last had active players in all four pro sports in the 1994-95 season and like Princeton, it can thank 10-day NBA contracts:
- NBA: Guard James Blackwell '91 (Hornets, Celtics 10-day contracts)
- NFL: Quarterback Jay Fiedler '94 (Eagles)
- MLB: Pitcher Mike Remlinger '88 (Mets)
- NHL: Defenseman David Williams '90 (Mighty Ducks)
(If anyone wants to do the research, feel free to share other years when it happened ;-)
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On the subject of Dartmouth players in the pros there is this out of Chicago (LINK):
With the team facing a COVID-19 scare, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night after the right-hander indicated he wasn’t feeling well.
Finally, and I'll admit this is a little odd, but if you either hike or have a dog that likes walking through tall grass or fields you know by now it is tick season. I both hike and have a golden retriever and I'm not sure which of those things is responsible but I found two ticks on my clothes yesterday.
If you've ever discovered one of those annoying potential vectors of Lyme disease on your clothes you know they are almost impossible to squish and have an annoying talent for slipping away and disappearing. That being the case, here's your tip of the day: Keep a roll of Scotch Tape handy when you come inside after gardening or a walk in the field. If you find a tick on you, slap a piece of tape on it, fold it over and it isn't going anywhere.
