Following up on Tuesday's posting of Records in Ivy League Play since the start of formal Ivy competition in 1956 (LINK):
Overall Records Since 1956
|
|
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
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Harvard |
397 |
234 |
11 |
.627 |
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Yale |
382 |
253 |
9 |
.600 |
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Dartmouth |
361 |
271 |
12 |
.569 |
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Princeton |
353 |
284 |
7 |
.555 |
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Penn |
345 |
292 |
6 |
.541 |
|
Brown |
283 |
349 |
10 |
.449 |
|
Cornell |
273 |
362 |
9 |
.431 |
|
Columbia |
174 |
462 |
9 |
.277 |
In contrast with the records in Ivy League games, Yale passes Dartmouth for the second-best win percentage and Brown jumps ahead of Cornell into sixth place.
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From a story out in Coloradao about grad transfer Noah Roper '23 (LINK):
After leading Colorado high schools with 37 rushing touchdowns in 2018, a ride that included a trip to the state semifinals, the Erie graduate then continued his career with Dartmouth. This season, he transferred to Mines as a fifth-year senior, only to see his move pay dividends for a team in the hunt for a national title.
While the Orediggers’ goals fell just short with a 38-7 loss to Harding in the title game, Roper’s short-lived impact could not be overstated. The running back, donning his signature earring and mustache, amassed 960 rushing yards, 178 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns, including Mines’ only touchdown against Harding.
“The more the season went on, the more I felt like I was actually a part of the team. I went in there and I kind of felt like I was a mercenary, at first,” Roper said. “It was really fun. It was. I played with much less stress this year and I actually was able to just focus on having fun during the game rather than trying to prove something."
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Those of you who have been following along have a pretty good idea about the who and the where regarding Dartmouth's grad transfer situation. The Yale Football Blog is only occasionally updated but a couple of days ago a new entry listed four Bulldogs having made grad transfer commitments and four more who are weighing their options. The posting also shows two non-seniors in the portal: former three-start quarterback Aidan Warner and wide receiver Donovan McKoy. (LINK)
Green Alert Take: While Dartmouth has seen a good number of grad transfers move on (some with the possibility of returning as COVID super seniors) so far it has avoided having underclassmen enter the portal.
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Another mention of Buddy Teevens in a piece headlined, The Granite State Lost Many of Its Brightest Lights in 2023 (LINK).
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EXTRA POINT
After a couple of days filled with laughs and too many Christmas cookies, our guests have headed home without having had even a glimpse of the beautiful views from our Vermont hillside home. And sticking around for another day wouldn't have helped.
As I look out the window this morning it's just another day of soup out there. It looks as if our best chance to finally see the sun won't come until, fittingly I suppose, Sunday.
