Dartmouth will use its 10th of 12 offseason practices today as its spring scrimmage. Check in with BGA Premium tonight for coverage. From Thursday's BGA Premium:
Although there will still be two more practices afterward, the Big Green will conduct its annual spring scrimmage Saturday morning. Teevens explained his thinking this way: "Saturday is a little bit easier in terms of classes and everything else. I want to see them be sharp mentally and with a good night's sleep and fewer distractions than on a weekday they should have a little more of a focus. We will have a late lift on Friday and they will have a chance to get to bed and then get up and go."
As long as the technology allows, the scrimmage will be streamed live for alums, parents and friends of the program via Instagram.
Teevens hopes to get in 40-45 plays for both the "ones" and the "twos," with several kickoffs (featuring just the kicker and returner) and a full punting operation. The scrimmage will be largely a game simulation although there may be some goal line-type situations set up if they don't unfold on their own.
Not that anyone should expect otherwise but, "It will be a normal 'thud' situation with no live tackling," Teevens said. "We will have to coach the officials up on that because it's a little bit of an aberration for those guys."
Spring ball will wrap up next week with one more full-uniform practice and one required "helmets only" session. Teevens anticipates Tuesday to be in helmets and concluding the spring Thursday with full equipment.
Given that the scrimmage is being held with two practices still remaining, tonight's BGA will concentrate on what happens on Memorial Field and the final look at the current freshmen will now be posted on Tuesday's BGA Premium.
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Following up on yesterday's posting about shutouts Dartmouth has pitched since 1970, here are the games in which the Big Green failed to score a point over the same timeframe.
Games Dartmouth Was Shut Out Since 1970
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Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Location |
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Oct. 8, 2011 |
0-30 |
Yale |
New Haven |
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Oct 28, 2006 |
0-28 |
Harvard |
Hanover |
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Nov 19, 2005 |
0-30 |
Princeton |
Hanover |
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Oct 8, 2005 |
0-13 |
Yale |
New Haven |
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Oct 16, 2004 |
0-24 |
Holy Cross |
Hanover |
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Oct 2, 2004 |
0-35 |
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
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Nov 1, 1997 |
0-24 |
Harvard |
Hanover |
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Nov 14, 1987 |
0-19 |
Brown |
Hanover |
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Oct 4, 1986 |
0-45 |
Navy |
Annapolis |
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Nov 16, 1985 |
0-22 |
Brown |
Hanover |
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Sep 18, 1982 |
0-21 |
Pennsylvania |
Hanover |
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Oct 3, 1981 |
0-28 |
Holy Cross |
Hanover |
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Oct 13, 1979 |
0-3 |
Yale |
New Haven |
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Sep 22, 1979 |
0-16 |
Princeton |
Hanover |
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Sep 30, 1978 |
0-35 |
Holy Cross |
Worcester |
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Sep 28, 1974 |
0-14 |
Massachusetts |
Hanover |
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Oct 6, 1973 |
0-10 |
Holy Cross |
Hanover |
Five times since 1970 Dartmouth has both recorded and been shutout in the same season.
1973 (6-3, Ivy League champion)
Shut out Cornell, 17-0
Shut out by Holy Cross, 10-0
1974 (3-6)
Shut out Columbia, 21-0
Shut out by Massachusetts, 14-0
1979 (4-4-1)
Shut out Columbia, 17-0
Shut out by Yale, 3-0
Shut out by Princeton, 16-0
1986 (3-6-1)
Shut out Columbia, 41-0
Shut out by Navy, 45-0
2011 (5-5)
Shut out Columbia, 37-0
Shut out by Yale, 30-0
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Sophia Lewin, previously an offensive quality control coach at Princeton, has been hired as a full-time assistant coach with the Buffalo Bills. (LINK)
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The Analyst (STATS Perform) reports that this fall 97 FCS teams will be playing a total of 117 games against FBS opponents. The only Ivy League team scheduled to face an FBS opponent is Yale, which will visit Connecticut on Oct. 16.
The Northeast Conference will have 10 games against FBS teams and the Patriot League six:
Northeast Conference vs. FBS
Bryant at Akron, Sept. 18
Central Connecticut at Miami (Hurricanes), Sept. 25
Duquesne at TCU, Sept. 4
Duquesne at Ohio, Sept. 11
LIU at Florida International, Sept. 2
LIU at West Virginia, Sept. 11
LIU at Miami (RedHawks), Sept. 18
St. Francis at Eastern Michigan, Sept. 3
Wagner at Buffalo, Sept. 2
Wagner at Temple, Sept. 25
Patriot League vs. FBS
Bucknell at Army, Nov. 13
Colgate at Boston College, Sept. 4
Fordham at Nebraska, Sept. 4
Fordham at Florida Atlantic, Sept. 18
Holy Cross at Connecticut, Sept. 4
Lafayette at Air Force, Sept. 4
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EXTRA POINT
Came across a little friend on my hike at 5:30 this morning:
