Time was winding down. Dartmouth trailed Princeton by a point. It was fourth and 1 for the Big Green at the Tiger 30. This was the game.
What do you do? Go for it? Or send out your freshman placekicker? Maybe if it had been on the 29 or 31, Dartmouth would have gone for it. From the 30? There was no choice.
Owen Zalc kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:28 to go to give Dartmouth a 23-21 win over Princeton Friday night in Hanover, a place where the Tigers have not won since 2009. Zalc, a freshman, is now 4 for 4 on 47-yard field goals this season. He's missed from other distances. From 47? He's perfect.
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A few highlights from Dartmouth, starting the the kickk:
For the 4th time in 3 weeks, @owenzalc has connected from 47 yards, this time providing the game-winner with 1:28 to play!
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) November 4, 2023
FINAL: Big Green 23, Tigers 21
We are now 3-2 in the @IvyLeague and 4-4 overall.#TheWoods 🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/s2qCkkdVDa
🚨🚨PICK-6 ALERT🚨🚨
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) November 3, 2023
Getting out of the gate quickly thanks to @SeanWilliams_22!
Watch on @ESPNU: https://t.co/vFFCycNdbR#TheWoods 🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/g08SenDO7R
And @jacksongerard21 scores his first career TD on this 9-yard pass from @jacksonlproctor!
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) November 4, 2023
Watch on @ESPNU: https://t.co/vFFCycNdbR#TheWoods 🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/exbKFRYS8d
Breaking out all the stops, @ChrisCorbo3 pulls off the fake punt to perfection!@Owenzalc follows with a 39-yard field goal, we're up 10-0!
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) November 3, 2023
Watch on @ESPNU: https://t.co/vFFCycNdbR#TheWoods 🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/rNWf7YPBh9
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Elsewhere last night, former Dartmouth nickel John Pupel '22 earned bragging rights over former Big Green corner Isaiah Johnson '22 as Boston College scored a 17-10 victory to improve to 6-3. Syracuse fell to 4-5. Both Dartmouth grads had six tackles in the game.
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And then there's this:
Glory Be To God… Blessed To Be Apart Of This Group… Go Argos 🌊🌊🌊 https://t.co/waKO9TRhQz
— Folarin Orimolade (@FolarinTheGreat) November 2, 2023
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Oh yeah, in case you have a little interest in checking on the scores (You do, don't you?) here's today's Ivy League schedule:
Yale at Brown – Noon
Harvard at Columbia – 12:30 p.m.
Cornell at Penn – 1 p.m.
In case you've been off-the-grid for a bit, if Columbia upsets Harvard, Dartmouth will be tied for the Ivy League lead with two games remaining.
And for the record, a seven-way tie for the title is still possible.
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EXTRA POINT
Now I've got to hustle outside to talk to our part-time neighbor from Connecticut who is knocking down his field with a real tractor. While my little electric tractor is on the DL I'm hoping I can convince him to do a final cut on our field for a price.
