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Dartmouth (0-0, 0-0 Ivy)
Sept. 16 at Colgate
Sept. 23 NEW HAMPSHIRE^
Sept. 30 at Penn*
Oct. 7
YALE*
Oct. 14 HOLY CROSS#
Oct. 21
at Columbia*
Oct. 28 HARVARD* Nov. 4
at Cornell*
Nov. 11 BROWN*
Nov. 18
at Princeton* * Ivy League game
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Penn
Brown
Cornell
Yale
Princeton
Dartmouth
Columbia
The Matchup: Dartmouth (0-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy) at Colgate (0-1 overall, 0-0 Patriot)
Stadium: Andy Kerr Stadium (10,221)
Last Meeting: Dartmouth won, 26-21, in Hanover (Sept. 17, 2005)
Radio: WDCR (1340 AM) and WFRD (99.3 FM) in Hanover with Bob Lipman (playby-play) and Wayne Young '72 (color analyst); WKXZ (94 FM/99.3 FM, in Oneonta,
N.Y., with Eric Malanoski (play-by-play) and Steve Stilwell (color).
Live Internet Radio: www.dartmouth.edu/~brdcast/sports
TV: Time-Warner Sports, Channel 26 in Central New York as well as Rochester and
Albany with Mark Larson (play-by-play), Dale Drypolcher (color analyst) and Danny
Liedka (sideline reporter).
Live Internet Video via Colgate all-access (fee): www.gocolgateraiders.com
Archived Dartmouth Video with Video (by 2 p.m. Sunday, fee): www.DartmouthSports.
com
Dartmouth-Colgate Series Notes
Colgate (0-1, 0-0 Patriot League)
Sept. 2
at UMass
Sept. 16 DARTMOUTH
Sept. 23 MONMOUTH
Sept. 30 GEORGETOWN*
Oct. 7
PRINCETON
Oct. 14
at Cornell
Oct. 21
at Fordham*
Oct. 28 LAFAYETTE*
Nov. 4
at Lehigh*
Nov. 11 HOLY CROSS*
Nov. 18
at Bucknell
* Patriot League game
Dartmouth at Colgate
21st Meeting • Hamilton, N.Y.
Saturday, September 16 • 1:00 p.m.
116 pts. (9)
99 pts. (2)
93 pts. (3)
79 pts.
77 pts. (2)
62 pts.
31 pts.
18 pts.
• Colgate leads, 14-5-1.
• This is the seventh year in a row Dartmouth has been scheduled to open
against Colgate. (The 2001 game was cancelled because of the 911 tragedy).
• Colgate has averaged 28.2 points in the five games since the series started
in 2000.
• Dartmouth has averaged 21.0 points in the same games.
• Since Dartmouth took a 3-2-1 lead in the series with a win in 1949
Colgate is 12-2 against the Big Green.
• Dartmouth is 0-5 all-time in Hamilton.
• Colgate's greatest winning margin against Dartmouth is 32 points (35-3
in 1999).
• Dartmouth's greatest winning marking in the series is 25 points (41-16
in 1948).
• The highest-scoring game in the series: 82 total points (Colgate 54-28 in
1985).
• The lowest-scoring game in the series: 14 points (7-7 tie in 1919).
• There has never been a shutout in the series.
• Buddy Teevens is 1-0 against Colgate as Dartmouth coach.
• Colgate Coach Dick Biddle is 6-1 against Dartmouth.
Dartmouth Big Green
2006 Football Game Notes
Eugene F. (Buddy) Teevens III, who
as a player led Dartmouth to the 1978
Ivy League championship and as a
coach led Dartmouth football to backto-back Ivy League titles in 1990 and
1991, returned as the head coach of the
Big Green football program in 2005.
Teevens coached Dartmouth
from 1987 through 1991. During his
final two seasons, the Big Green posted
identical overall records of 7-2-1. With
a 6-1 record, Dartmouth shared the
1990 Ivy title with Cornell. In 1991,
Dartmouth won the outright championship with a 6-0-1 mark. His overall
record at Dartmouth is 28-30-2.
Teevens holds the Robert L. Blackman Endowed Coaching
Position, named in memory of Bob Blackman, who coached
Dartmouth from 1955 to 1970, and created through the gift of
Henry M. (Hank) Paulson ’68, an outstanding offensive tackle who
played for Blackman from 1965-67.
In addition to restoring Dartmouth’s rich football tradition,
Teevens has been an integral force in a major series of improvements
to Dartmouth’s football facilities that are in progress, including installation of a FieldTurf surface on Memorial Field for the 2006 season,
and a new varsity house that includes training, dressing and meeting
facilities. This new building, scheduled for use in 2007, is part of
a project that includes the refurbishment of the east grandstand at
Memorial Field.
Teevens succeeded John Lyons at the helm of the Big Green
and is the 21st coach in the program's 124-year history. Teevens was
Dartmouth's 19th coach during his first tenure.
From 2002 through 2004, Teevens was the head coach at
Stanford University. Prior to that, Teevens was on Steve Spurrier’s
staff at the University of Florida from 1998 to 2001. In 1999,
Teevens was Florida’s running backs coach. In 2000, he was the passing game coordinator while also coaching tight ends, wide receivers,
kickers, snappers and holders. The following year, he was the assistant offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
His first game with the Gators was the 1999 Orange Bowl.
In his three full seasons at Florida, the Gators went 29-9, participated
in three bowl games and finished among the top-12 in the final polls
each season. In his final year in 2001, the Gators went 10-2, defeated
Maryland in the Orange Bowl and finished ranked third in both
national polls.
From 1997 to 1998, Teevens was the offensive coordinator
and receivers coach at the University of Illinois under Ron Turner.
From 1992-96, Teevens was the head coach at Tulane
University. He rebuilt that program and recruited most of the team
that went 11-0 in 1998.
Teevens began his coaching career in 1979 as the running
backs coach at DePauw University. In 1980, he became the offensive
coordinator at Boston University and remained with the Terrier program until 1985 when he was appointed the head football coach at
the University of Maine.
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He led the Black Bears to a 6-5 record in 1985 and a 7-4
mark in 1986, the program's first back-to-back winning seasons in 21
years.
In 15 years as a head coach, Teevens' record is 62-107-2.
At Dartmouth, Teevens was honored as the New England
Coach of the Year for the 1991 season. The Big Green's Ivy title that
year was the school's first outright championship since 1978.
Born October 1, 1956, Teevens earned an A.B. degree
in history from Dartmouth in 1979. An honorable mention AllAmerica quarterback in 1978, he led the Big Green to the Ivy title
that year. He was named the Ivy League and ECAC player of the year
and played in the Blue-Gray Classic. Co-captain of the 1978 team (63, 6-1 in Ivy games), Teevens was the squad’s most valuable player. He
also lettered in hockey, helping Dartmouth to a third-place finish at
the 1979 NCAA championship. He was voted the Alfred W. Watson
Trophy as Dartmouth's outstanding athlete.
The name Teevens is intertwined through Dartmouth athletic history. Buddy's father, the late Eugene F. Teevens II ’52, was a
hockey letterwinner. His younger brother, Shaun ’82, was a two-sport
athlete in football and hockey and also a recipient of the Watson
Trophy. A sister, Moira ’87, captained the women’s cross country and
track teams and earned All-Ivy and All-East recognition as a runner.
A native of Pembroke, Mass., Teevens and his wife, Kirsten,
have two children, Lindsay, a student at the University of Florida, and
Eugene IV, a student at Salisbury School.
Teevens' Dartmouth Record
1987....................................2-8-0
1988....................................5-5-0
1989....................................5-5-0
1990....................................7-2-1
1991....................................7-2-1
2005....................................2-8-0
Totals........................ 28-30-2
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FOR OPENERS
After losing his first four openers as Dartmouth coach, Buddy Teevens
has won the last two, including last year against Colgate.
1987 – Lost to Princeton, 34-3
1988 – Lost to Penn, 33-27
1989 – Lost to Princeton, 20-14
1990 – Lost to Penn, 16-6
1991 – Defeated Penn, 21-15
2005 – Defeated Colgate, 26-21
and four touchdowns last year with the junior varsity while running
for another 60 yards and three touchdowns. He completed 7-of-11
passes for 98 yards in the spring game.
Fritz, who battled thumb injuries the past two years, completed 9-of-15 passes for 79 yards and one touchdown while running
for 28 yards and another score in the spring game.
TOP RUNNER, TOP RECEIVER, TWO OF TOP
THREE TACKLERS FROM 2005 ALL BACK
Dartmouth safety Corey Goff is a graduate of The Hill School which
also produced Colgate safety Chek Wingo and Raider linebacker
Mark Colon. ... Dartmouth corner Jason Reid and Colgate defensive
end Owen Brenner are both Hunterdon Central High School graduates from Ringoes, N.J.
• Senior Jason Bash led Dartmouth last year with 320 yards rushing.
• Sophomore Milan Williams topped the team with 4.7 yards per
carry last year.
• Senior Ryan Fuselier was the leading receiver (51 catches) and scorer
(32 points) a year ago.
• Junior Ian Wilson (90 tackles) and senior Joe Gibalski (87) were No.
2 and 3 in tackles in 2005.
RENEWING ACQUAINTANCES II
ALL-IVY RETURNEES
RENEWING ACQUAINTANCES
Dartmouth has had freshmen from Los Angeles powerhouse Loyola
for three consecutive years. Freshman offensive lineman Jonathan
Summers, sophomore safety Casey Frost and junior safety Ian Wilson
followed former tight end Joe Killefer '06 East.
Wide receiver Ryan Fuselier was chosen to the All-Ivy second team last
year. Safety Ian Wilson was named to the honorable mention team.
BIG GUY BONANZA
Dartmouth has seven players from New York: Bronxville (Alexander
Toth); Manlius ( Joe Battaglia); Mamaroneck (Michael Dearwester);
Syracuse (Rich Cummings, Erik Estabrook); Port Washington (Dan
Koh).
Colgate has two players from New Hampshire: Exeter (Pat
Nolan); Hampton (Aaron Ellis).
Four of five starters ( Jarden Dowdakin, Mike Shannon, Taylor Layman and Preston Copley return for Dartmouth on the offensive line
although the positions have been reshuffled. Layman has moved from
center to left guard. Copley has gone from left guard to left tackle.
Shannon has moved from left tackle to center. Only Dowdakin remains where he played last year, at right guard. The only newcomer is
Ben Goeke, who takes over for the graduated Daniel Tootoo at right
tackle.
STATES AND MORE STATES
AMONG THE MISSING
HOME COOKING
Dartmouth has players from 32 states including Alaska this year.
Leading the way: California with 15 players, Massachusetts with 11
and New York with seven.
LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION
After playing all five of its road games in New England last year, Dartmouth has to leave the region for all five games this fall.
ONLY APPEARANCE ON THE REAL THING
Colgate's Andy Kerr Stadium has the only real grass field Dartmouth
will play on this fall. Last year the Big Green didn't play a single game
on the ersatz stuff.
IT'S GOING TO BE ITZ, EITHER WAY
While Chad Gaudet, who led the Big Green with 389 yards rushing in just over a half season of varsity action as a freshman is in this
year's press guide, he is still working his way back from a knee injury
incurred on the first carry of the 2005 season against Colgate. Wide
receiver Chris Collado is also in the guide but not with the team after
injuring his knee in the spring game.
GETTING THEIR KICKS
One of the problems with having the same player do the placekicking
and punting is that when he graduates, he leaves two holes. Expected
to replace Erik Hinterbichler the placekicker is junior Andrew Kempler, who spent his off term in Barcelona. Expected to replace Erik
Hinterbichler the punter is sophomore Brian Scullin, who did kick
nine times last fall for a 31.4-yard average.
Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens hadn't named his starting quarterback by midweek but one thing was certain, his name will end in itz.
Either junior Tom Bennewitz or senior Mike Fritz.
Neither of Dartmouth's top two quarterbacks has thrown a
varsity pass coming into this season. Bennewitz threw for 462 yards
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STORYLINES
Co-captain Preston Copley interned in marketing and promotions for an Arena Football League team … Co-captain Mike Rabil's
brother Paul was an All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins last year … Tailback Jason Bash was chosen the San Diego
area offensive player of the year as a senior over Reggie Bush … Tight end Don Bly has his private pilot's license … Jason Blydell
and Kyle Cavanaugh played baseball last spring … Tight end Zack Cable is a heavyweight rower who walked onto the football
team … Fullback Bobby Calderwood has sung with the Dartmouth a capella group, the Dodecaphonics … Defensive tackle Rich
Cummings has had his own web design company … Walk-on safety Nick Danford is the only New Hampshire player on the
Dartmouth team … Receiver Brian Evans was married this summer … Quarterback Mike Fritz was one group of players who
studied in New Zealand during their off term … Freshman quarterback Max Heiges is an accomplished artist whose painting
of fallen NFL standout Pat Tillman hung in his district school office in California last year … Jared Dowdakin, a 265-pound offensive guard, was a state runnerup in swimming at age 10 and 295-pound lineman Tim Wheeler earned five letters in skiing and
280-pound defensive tackle Kyle Brong has been a competitive road biker … Tailback Hudson Smythe was a nationally ranked
bicycle racer at one point … Among safety Casey Frost's cousins are Jacques Robinson, the former University of Washington
star who was the only player named MVP of both the Rose Bowl (1982) and the Orange Bowl, (1985) and Nate Robinson, the
New York Knicks guard … Backup fullback Ryan Mahoney enjoys lobstering … Safety John Pircon's father, Richard, Class of '79,
played football for the Big Green … Wide receiver Andrew Von Kuhn has bicycled from Seattle to San Francisco … Linebacker
Mike Whitticom's brother Jamie was a defensive back at Dartmouth and brother Jon played for Princeton … Defensive back
Niles Murphy's brother, Nick Murphy, '02 played football and basketball at Dartmouth … Safety Ian Wilson also plays rugby for
Dartmouth, following in the two-sport footsteps of former tight end and fellow Loyola graduate Joe Killefer in Hanover … Wide
receiver Ian Ferrell was an All-America lacrosse player in high school … Defensive end Sean Johnson was a national finalist in
the National History Day Essay Contest one year … Tight end Carroll Papajohn's family lost its Florida home to Hurricane Ivan
… Defensive end Jeff Smith has a twin brother at Georgia Tech … Offensive lineman Bo Yanker finished second in the State of
Texas and was a national qualifier in Speech and Debate.
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NEW GRASS WILL ALWAYS BE GREENER
Pronunciation Guide
Ready to go for the 2006 season is the newest generation FieldTurf
surface featuring reinforced spine monofilament and silica sand and
cryogenic rubber infill that realistically simulates real grass. Work on
the field began May 15 when bulldozers tore up the grass in the stadium, the home of Dartmouth football since 1923. New play clocks
have been installed behind each end zone and state-of-the-art portable
bleachers will span the back of the end zones. The stadium capacity
has been reduced from 21,000 to 13,000 with seating for 7,000 in the
West Stands, 3,000 in the East Stands, and 1,500 in each end zone.
Josh Curcio (KUR-see-oh)
Andrew Dete (DEE-tee)
Jared Dowdakin (DOW-da-kin)
Malcolm Freberg (FREE-berg)
Ryan Fuselier (few-sah-LEER)
NEW VARSITY HOUSE
Joe Gibalski (JIH-ball-ski)
Construction is well under way for a new varsity house behind Memorial Field's modified East Stands. The building will feature a 10,000square foot varsity strength training center, a “smart classroom,” meeting rooms for the entire athletic department, football locker facilities
and offices for football and several other sports when it is completed in
time for the 2007 season.
Ben Goeke (GO-key)
Max Heiges (HIGH-guess)
Rehan Muttalib (RAY-han muh-TALL-ib)
Evan Nogay (no-GAY)
SCREEN GEMS
Brian Osimiri (oh-SIM-ur-ee)
Former Dartmouth quarterback Brian Mann '02, played Philadelphia
Eagles quarterback Mike Boryla in the summer film hit, Invincible.
Mann, who earned his Screen Actor's Guild card while quarterbacking the Arena Football League's Los Angeles Avengers, was Adam
Sandler's quarterback stand-in for the remake of The Longest Yard.
He has been working on the football movie The Game Plan featuring
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Peter Piderman (PEE-der-man)
John Pircon (PEER-son)
Mike Rabil (RAY-bil)
Josh Speicher (SPY-ker)
CRAMER LANDS ON HIS FEET
Alex Toth (TOETH)
Released by the Carolina Panthers in the last round of cuts, former
Dartmouth tight end Casey Cramer '04 never had to update his resume. The two-year NFL veteran was claimed by the Tennessee Titans
the day after being released and was on the field for the team in its
season-opener. A fullback with the Panthers, he has been listed as a
tight end/fullback with the Titans.
Andrew von Kuhn (CUNE)
IVY IN THE NFL
(as of Sept. 5, 2006)
* Matt Birk, Harvard '98 (Minnesota Vikings) C, 6-4, 308
* Kevin Boothe, Cornell ‘06 (Oakland Raiders) G, 6-5, 315
* Casey Cramer, Dartmouth '05 (Tennessee Titans) TE/FB, 6-2, 250
* Jim Finn, Penn '99 (New York Giants) FB, 6-0, 245
* Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard '05 (St. Louis Rams) QB, 6-2, 221
* Chris Hetherington, Yale '96 (San Francisco 49ers) FB, 6-3, 245
* Eric Johnson, Yale '01 (San Francisco 49ers) TE, 6-3, 256
* Isaiah Kacyvenski, Harvard '00 (Seattle Seahawks) LB, 6-1, 252
* Nate Lawrie, Yale '04 (New Orleans Saints) TE, 6-7, 256
* Sean Morey, Brown '99 (Pittsburgh Steelers) FL, 5-11, 200
* Dennis Norman, Princeton '01 ( Jacksonville Jaguars) C/G, 6-5, 323
* Seth Payne, Cornell '97 (Houston Texans) DT, 6-4, 303
* Michael Quarshie, Columbia ‘05 (Oakland Raiders) DT, 6-2, 295^
* Marcellus Wiley, Columbia '97 ( Jacksonville Jaguars) DE, 6-4, 275
^Injured reserve
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IVY LEAGUE DOMINANCE
Since the inception of Ivy League play in 1956, the Dartmouth football
team has won 17 conference titles, the most of any school in the Ancient Eight. Championships won:
17
13
13
11
8
3
3
1
Dartmouth (9 solo, 8 shared)
Penn (10 solo, 3 shared)
Yale (six solo, 7 shared)
Harvard (five solo, 6 shared)
Princeton (three solo, 5 shared)
Brown (1 solo, 2 shared)
Cornell (0 solo, 3 shared)
Columbia (0 solo, 1 shared)
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THE OKLAHOMA KID
Serving as a Dartmouth assistant coach working with the wide receivers this fall is Jarrail "JJ" Jackson, 28, still an active player with the
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of Arena Football2. Jackson led the Yard
Dawgz this past season in touchdowns, receptions and all-purpose
yards. The former Oklahoma Sooner standout caught a career-high
54 passes for 659 yards and seven touchdowns as senior in Norman,
setting school records in each category and making the All-Big 12 third
team. Jackson is still second on the Sooners' list for punt return yards
and is first in number of punt returns. He shares the Independence
Bowl record for catches in a game after grabbing 10 against Ole Miss.
Jackson was in the Buffalo Bills' training camp two years and spent
time on the team's practice squad. He has worked as receivers coach at
Chickasha High School in Oklahoma and as a volunteer coach at the
University of Central Oklahoma.
Game Day Buddies
For the fourth year in a row, the Dartmouth football team
will continue its community outreach effort with the “Game
Day Buddies” program. During each of the five home games,
the team will host children from various groups in the Upper
Valley and treat them to a day of activities and football.
Each of the participants will be paired with a Dartmouth
football player as a special game day buddy. The children will
don a Dartmouth football jersey corresponding to the number
of their game day buddy. They will be given a facilities tour
and get a chance to speak with Coach Teevens and watch the
team’s highlight film. After the game, they will be guests of
their game day buddy at the Friends of Dartmouth Football
tent and have the opportunity to visit with the players and
get autographs and pictures. All of the participants will take a
group photo which will be autographed and sent to the children as a keepsake of the day.
The Game Day Buddies program continues the football team’s long-standing commitment to community service.
During the past 10 years, the team has spoken to children at
many local elementary schools, participated in the “Big Green
Readers Program” and visited area hospitals, including the
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth.
Current Players in the
Dartmouth Career Record
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Jay Barnard, 2000-03
Casey Cramer, 2000-03
Craig Morton, 1986-88
Jack Daly, 1981-83
Dave Shula, 1978-80
Mike Bobo, 1989-91
Matt DeLellis 1998-01
David Shearer, 1992-94
Zach Ellis, 1994-97
Bob Murphy, 2001-04
Damien Roomets, 1998-00
Ryan Fuselier, 2002-
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2,477
2,605
2,208
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1,412
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2005 REPLAY
Dartmouth 26, Colgate 21
Sweet, Sweet Music
By Bruce Wood
www.biggreenalert.com
Hanover -- A handful of times during the preseason Dartmouth football
coach Buddy Teevens gathered his players at the end of practice and had them
work on their singing.
The team’s rendition of the Alma Mater after Saturday’s opener suggested there’s still work to be done on the tune, but make no mistake, it’s been
a long time since the music sounded any sweeter.
An aggressive Dartmouth defense and an opportunistic Big Green
offense came together to kick off Teevens’ second-stint in Hanover on a perfect note Saturday with a 26-21 victory over traditional Patriot League powerhouse Colgate.
The hard-fought win marked Dartmouth’s first season-opening
victory in eight years, stopped a six-game skid against the Raiders (1-2) and
matched last year’s entire victory total in a 1-9 season.
“It’s great,” said senior linebacker Josh Dooley, whose 29-yard return
of a fumble provided the Big Green’s first points of the year. “It’s been a while
since we’ve won our home opener. (Since the undefeated 1996 campaign actually.) It really sets the mood for the season. Right now we have a lot of momentum going for the rest of the season.
“If you don’t get that ‘W’ in the first game, it kind of makes people
shaky. This just adds to the confidence of the team.”
Dartmouth managed just eight first downs and 193 total yards
against a stingy Colgate defense, but the Big Green won because the defense
knocked out the entire Raider starting backfield, forced four turnovers and
made a huge fourth-and-one stop at the end. Because the offense was 2-for-2
in the red zone -- where it mattered most. And because the special teams came
through with senior Erik Hinterbichler booting a 42- yard field goal, going
3-for-3 on extra points and dropping a punt on the 1-yard line that led to a
fourth-quarter safety.
“I was pleased with the attitude of our players,” said Teevens, who
won his first game at Dartmouth since 1991. “There were some emotional ups
and downs. ... We made plays when we needed to make them.
“I’m very pleased with the defense. There was some very, very physical play. The turnovers were tremendous for us with point producers, field position and whatnot. The offense (had) a number of drives to keep our defense
off the field. I thought our kicking game was thorough.”
But so was Colgate’s domination everywhere but on the scoreboard
in the first 15 minutes.
The Raiders took 30 snaps in the opening quarter. Dartmouth,
meanwhile, went three-and-out on its only possession and had the ball for just
1:37. And still, despite piling up the yards and first downs, Colgate couldn’t
break through until fullback Ben Evans crashed over the line from the 2 to give
the Raiders a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter.
Dartmouth tied the game just over 2 minutes later when defensive
end Ryan Tay-lor’s hit on Colgate quarterback Lee Sloan jarred the ball loose
at the 29. Dooley scooped it up and returned it to the end zone for the first
defensive touchdown the All- Ivy League linebacker can remember scoring.
“The defense really kept us in it all game,” said quarterback Charlie Rittgers (12- for-25, 122 yards, one TD and one interception). “The first
quarter our offense only had three touches. That was a big score when Dooley
picked that fumble up. I think that gave the offensive guys confidence.”
If that didn’t, what happened next did.
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Three plays after Colgate received the kickoff, senior corner Steve
Jensen picked off a Sloan pass at the visitors’ 38 and ran it back to the 3. Rittgers promptly faked a handoff up the middle, rolled right and dropped an easy
pass to tight end Mark Brogna for a 14-7 lead.
A 29-yard screen pass from Rittgers to senior Ikechi Ogbonna on a
third-and-32 play set up the final points of the half, Hinterbichler’s career-long
field goal that made it 17-7 at the break.
Colgate had a couple of opportunities sandwiched around the field
goal to cut into the lead. The first was foiled when the Big Green’s Matt Dratch
hauled dangerous re-ceiver DeWayne Long down for a seven-yard loss on an
inside screen on a fourth-and- five play at the Dartmouth 29.
The second came when Colgate had the ball at midfield with 2:15
left and line-backer Joe Gibalski forced at fumble that Taylor covered for the
Green.
The Raiders eventually closed to within 17-14 early in the second
half when Dartmouth receiver Ryan Fuselier was hit -- probably early -- on a
pass at the Colgate 44 and the ball popped into linebacker Jared Nepa’s hands.
He returned the intercep- tion 39 yards to the Big Green 17. One completion
and three runs later 280-pound backup center-turned-fullback Rich Rosabella
bulled in from the 1 to make it a 3-point game.
The Raiders seemed to have wrestled the momentum back when
Chris Williams intercepted another Rittgers aerial with 2:43 left in the third
quarter but Dartmouth freshman safety Kyle Cavanaugh wrestled the “mo”
right back with a shoestring inter-ception on Colgate’s first play after the turnover. That gave the Big Green the ball at the plus-37.
Rittgers was 3-3 on the ensuing drive before Jason Bash burst over
the line untouched from the one behind right tackle Daniel Tootoo for a 24-14
lead.
Colgate made things interesting when Jordan Scott broke a 33-yard
touchdown run to make it 24-21 with 9:40 to go. They got more interesting
after Hinterbichler’s 32- yard punt was downed by Gibalski at the 1 and Colgate quarterback Mike Saraceno promptly slipped down in the end zone for a
safety that made it 26-21 with 5:14 showing.
A quick three-and-out and a 17-yard punt after the safety gave the
ball to Colgate at the Dartmouth 45 with 2:49 left. Three plays later, the Raiders had a fourth-and-one at the Big Green 36 with 1:23 left.
“In the huddle, we said, ‘This is the game right here,’ ” Dooley recalled. “If we stop this right here, this is the game. Everybody knew how big a
play it was.”
Colgate called tailback Ray LaMonica’s number and linebacker
Terry Cunning-ham, safety Cavanaugh and a host of tacklers gang tackled him
four inches short of the marker to set off a wild celebration.
“We ran a blitz to that side,” Dooley said. “I don’t know who exactly
was in there but it was a big tackle. That was a huge, huge play for us.”
And he was right. It was the game.
Three kneel downs later, Dooley and his teammates were singing
the Alma Mater.
“They need more practice,” Teevens said with a laugh.
He’d like nothing more than if they have the chance to work on it
again next week at New Hampshire.
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Ivy League Composite Schedule/Results
September 2
7
Colgate at Massachusetts
26 Holy Cross at Georgetown 28
13
September 9
24 Northeastern at Holy Cross
14
34 New Hampshire at Northwestern 17
September 16
Georgetown at Brown
Fordham at Columbia
Cornell at Bucknell
Dartmouth at Colgate
Holy Cross at Harvard
Penn at Lafayette
Princeton at Lehigh
San Diego at Yale
Stony Brook at New Hampshire
September 23
Harvard at Brown
Georgetown at Columbia
New Hampshire at Dartmouth
Yale at Cornell
Villanova at Penn
Lafayette at Princeton
Monmouth at Colgate
Holy Cross at Marist
September 30
Brown at Rhode Island
Princeton at Columbia
Albany at Cornell
Dartmouth at Penn
Harvard at Lehigh
Yale at Lafayette
Georgetown at Colgate
Fordham at Holy Cross
New Hampshire at Delaware
October 7
Brown at Holy Cross
Iona at Columbia
Cornell at Harvard
Yale at Dartmouth
Penn at Bucknell
Princeton at Colgate
Richmond at New Hampshire
October 14
Brown at Princeton
Columbia at Penn
Colgate at Cornell
Holy Cross at Dartmouth
Lafayette at Harvard
Lehigh at Yale
James Madison at New Hampshire
October 21
Cornell at Brown
Dartmouth at Columbia
Harvard at Princeton
Penn at Yale
Colgate at Fordham
Holy Cross at Lafayette
New Hampshire at Northeastern
October 28
Brown at Penn
Columbia at Yale
Princeton at Cornell
Harvard at Dartmouth
Lafayette at Colgate
Lehigh at Holy Cross
Hofstra at New Hampshire
November 4
Yale at Brown
Columbia at Harvard
Dartmouth at Cornell
Penn at Princeton
Colgate at Lehigh
Bucknell at Holy Cross
Massachusetts at New Hampshire
November 11
Brown at Dartmouth
Cornell at Columbia
Harvard at Penn
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Princeton at Yale
Holy Cross at Colgate
New Hampshire at Rhode Island
November 18
Columbia at Brown
Penn at Cornell
Dartmouth at Princeton
Yale at Harvard
Colgate at Bucknell
New Hampshire at Maine
Future Dartmouth Schedules
2007 Season
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Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct. Oct.
Nov.
Nov. Nov. 15
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29
6
13
20
27
3
10
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2008 Season
Sept.
Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Oct.
Nov. Nov.
Nov.
Nov. 20
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25
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2009 Season
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Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
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Colgate
at New Hampshire
Penn
at Yale
at Holy Cross
Columbia
at Harvard
Cornell
at Brown
Princeton
at Colgate
New Hampshire
at Penn
Yale
Holy Cross
at Columbia
Harvard
at Cornell
Brown
at Princeton
Colgate
at New Hampshire
Penn
at Yale
at Holy Cross
Columbia
at Harvard
Cornell
at Brown
Princeton
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The Last Time...
Kickoff Return For TD.......................................Dartmouth........................................ 94 yds , Steve Jensen, vs. Columbia, 10/20/01
Opponent.......................................... 92 yds, Clifton Dawson, Harvard, 10/29/05
Missed Field Goal Returned For TD............Opponent..................................... 100 yds, Jay McCareins, Princeton, 11/19/05
Punt Return For TD............................................Dartmouth........................................ 45 yds , Lloyd Lee, Columbia, 11/4/95
Opponent.......................................... 87 yds, Steve Silva, Holy Cross, 10/15/05
Blocked Punt Return For TD. .........................Dartmouth........................................ 4 yds, Brian Skeffington vs. Penn, 10/5/02
Interception Return For TD.............................Dartmouth........................................ 35 yds, Brad Eissler vs. Brown, 11/14/98
Opponent.......................................... 61 yds, Victor Davanzo, Penn, 10/2/04
Fumble Return For TD. ....................................Dartmouth........................................ 29 yds, Josh Dooley vs. Colgate, 9/17/05
Opponent.......................................... 0 yds, Greg Burlin, Brown, 11/12/05
Recorded A Safety. ...............................................Dartmouth........................................ Team (punter ran out of back of end zone) vs. Holy Cross, 10/15/05
Opponent.......................................... Scott Wedum tackled in end zone, UNH, 9/28/02
Shut out at Memorial Field..............................Dartmouth........................................ 24-0, vs. Holy Cross, 10/16/04
Opponent.......................................... 40-0, Columbia, 1996
100-Yard Rushing Game. ...................................Dartmouth........................................ 137 yds, Chad Gaudet vs. Brown, 11/13/04
Opponent.......................................... 193 yds, Nick Hartigan, Brown, 11/12/05
2 Players 100-Yard Rushing Game.................Dartmouth........................................ Tom Spangenberg, 208 yds; Bill King, 112 yds, vs. Princeton, 11/24/62
Opponent.......................................... Ryan Kuhn, 136 yds; Luke Siwula, 130 yds, Cornell, 11/5/05
200-Yard Rushing Game. ...................................Dartmouth........................................ 229 yds, Al Rosier, vs. Brown, 11/16/91
Opponent.......................................... 212 yds, Jamaal Branch, Colgate, 9/20/03
Three Rushing TD’s — Game.........................Dartmouth ...................................... 3, Michael Gratch vs. Cornell, 11/4/00
Opponent.......................................... 3, R.J. Harvey, UNH, 9/27/03
Four Rushing TD’s — Game. .........................Dartmouth ...................................... 4, Al Rosier, vs. Brown, 11/16/91
Opponent.......................................... 4, Chris Menick, Harvard, 10/30/99
300-Yard Passing Game......................................Dartmouth........................................ 312 yds, Josh Cohen vs. Cornell, 11/5/05
Opponent.......................................... 300 yds, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard, 10/30/04
400-Yard Passing Game......................................Dartmouth........................................ 407 yds, Greg Smith vs. Yale, 10/6/01
Opponent.......................................... 443, Neil Rose, Harvard, 11/2/02
100-Yard Receiving Game..................................Dartmouth........................................ 151 yds, Jason Raiti vs. Cornell, 11/5/05
Opponent.......................................... 140 yds, Jarrett Schreck, Brown, 11/13/04
200-Yard Receiving Game..................................Dartmouth........................................ 201 yds, Damien Roomets vs. UNH, 9/23/00
Opponent.......................................... 204 yds, David Ball, UNH, 9/25/04
Four Field Goals — Game.................................Dartmouth........................................ 4, Tyler Lavin vs. UNH, 9/28/02
Opponent.......................................... 4, Derek Zoch, Penn, 10/1/05
Kicked 50-Yard Field Goal. ...............................Dartmouth........................................ 50, Tyler Lavin vs. Harvard, 11/1/03
Opponent.......................................... 51, Mark Hall, Harvard, 10/30/93
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The Last Time...
Four Passing TD’s — Game................................................... Dartmouth ................................................. 4, Charlie Rittgers vs. Cornell, 11/8/03
Opponent..................................................... 4, Mike Mitchell, Penn, 10/5/02
Five Passing TD’s — Game..................................................... Dartmouth ................................................. 5, Greg Smith vs. Yale, 10/6/01
Opponent.................................................... 5, John Witkowski, Columbia, 11/16/82
Six Passing TD’s — Game. ..................................................... Dartmouth ................................................ 6, A.J. Oberlander vs. Cornell, 1925
Opponent.................................................... Never
Four Receiving TD’s................................................................... Dartmouth ................................................ 4, Tom Parker vs. Boston Univ., 9/23/89
Opponent.................................................... 4, Ari Confesor, Holy Cross, 10/19/02
50 Pass Attempts . ...................................................................... Dartmouth................................................. 59, Charlie Rittgers vs. Colgate, 9/18/04
Opponent.................................................... 50, Ricky Santos, UNH, 9/25/04
40 Pass Attempts......................................................................... Dartmouth................................................. 44, Josh Cohen vs. Brown, 11/12/05
Opponent.................................................... 41, Craig Hormann, Columbia, 10/22/05
30 Pass Completions.................................................................. Dartmouth................................................. 37, Brian Mann vs. Cornell, 11/9/02
Opponent.................................................... 32, Ricky Santos, UNH, 9/25/04
Two With 100 Yards Receiving.............................................. Dartmouth ................................................ Jay Barnard, 112 yds. vs. Harvard, 11/1/03
Andrew Hall, 111 yds vs. Harvard, 11/1/03
Opponent.................................................... Rob Milanese, 102 yds, Penn, 10/5/02
Erik Bolinder, 102 yds, Penn, 10/5/02
Team Gained 300 Yards Rushing. ........................................ Dartmouth................................................. 308, vs. Cornell, 9/30/95
Opponent.................................................... 327, UNH, 9/28/02
Team Failed To Gain 100 Yards Rushing. ......................... Dartmouth ................................................ -9 yds., vs. Brown, 11/12/05
Opponent.................................................... 45 yds., Columbia, 10/22/05
Team Gained 300 Yards Passing........................................... Dartmouth................................................. 312, vs. Cornell, 11/5/05
Opponent.................................................... 300, Harvard, 10/30/04
Team Gained 400 Yards Passing........................................... Dartmouth................................................. 407, vs. Yale, 10/6/01
Opponent.................................................... 443, Harvard, 11/2/02
Team Failed to Gain 100 Yards Passing............................. Dartmouth ................................................ 87, vs. Cornell, 11/5/05
Opponent.................................................... 93, Colgate, 9/18/04
Team Gained 400 Yards of Total Offense.......................... Dartmouth ................................................ 430, vs. UNH, 9/25/04
Opponent.................................................... 547, UNH, 9/24/05
Team Gained 500 Yards of Total Offense.......................... Dartmouth ................................................ 507, vs. Holy Cross, 10/19/02
Opponent.................................................... 547, UNH, 9/24/05
Team Gained 600 Yards of Total Offense.......................... Dartmouth ................................................ 700, vs. Cornell, 11/7/25
Opponent.................................................... 601, Penn, 10/5/02
Team Failed to Gain 200 Yards of Total Offense. .......... Dartmouth................................................. 110, vs. Yale, 10/8/05
Opponent.................................................... 186, Fordham, 10/11/97
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