Football team beats Cornell, 33-24
The Big Green rushed for 379 yards overall, its highest total since 1991. Quarterback Conner Kempe '12 also passed for a season-high 161 yards, and Dartmouth's 540 total yards were its most in a game since 2001.
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The Big Green rushed for 379 yards overall, its highest total since 1991. Quarterback Conner Kempe '12 also passed for a season-high 161 yards, and Dartmouth's 540 total yards were its most in a game since 2001.
Battling both unseasonably wintry weather and 23rd-ranked Harvard University on Saturday, the Dartmouth football team dropped its third Ivy League game of the season with a 41-10 loss in Cambridge, Mass. Electing to keep the ball on the ground due to constant snow, the Crimson (6-1, 4-0 Ivy) exploded for 395 rushing yards while scoring touchdowns on its first six possessions.
While the Ivy League lacks the pedigree of the Southeastern Conference, Fitzpatrick is not the first Ancient Eight graduate to find success in the NFL, and he likely will not be the last. Over 100 League players have gone on to the NFL, including Hall of Famers Sid Luckman, a quarterback from the Columbia University Class of 1939, and Chuck Bednarik, a linebacker/center who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1949.
The Big Green excelled defensively on third and fourth down, holding the Lions to just three-of-15 on third down attempts and zero-of-three on fourth down. The stops enabled Dartmouth to hold possesion for more than 39 minutes, despite three of the Big Green's five scoring drives lasting less than two minutes.
Although Rooney has attempted just seven passes in his Dartmouth career, Teevens said he needed to provide a spark to a passing offense that ranks 114th out of 120 Football Championship Subdivision teams. Dartmouth's offensive line currently averages just 117 pass yards per game.
"It was a rough day," co-captain Shawn Abuhoff '12 said. "The biggest problem was that we came out very flat. It was an anomaly, and it was an odd feeling to be a part of. It just seemed like we weren't ready."
Penn (1-2, 1-0 Ivy) quarterback Billy Ragone was the hero on a cold and rainy night in Hanover, leading the Quakers on a 13-play, 89-yard drive capped by a three-yard touchdown pass to senior wideout Ryan Calvert with 17 seconds remaining. The touchdown gave Penn a 22-20 victory and silenced Memorial Field as the Quakers rushed onto the field to celebrate.
"I think at times we took them for granted, having beaten them last season," Big Green quarterback Conner Kempe '12 said. "The Penn game has been the buzz on campus and I think that it was at the back of everybody's mind."
Dartmouth recorded a two-round overall score of 629, giving the team a nine-stroke victory over second-place Siena College. The tournament, which was held at Hanover Country Club over the weekend, also marked the debut of head coach Janet Coles, a 14-year LPGA Tour veteran.
With two blocked kicks and a big day on the ground from Nick Schwieger '12, the Dartmouth football team started its 2011 season in impressive fashion, recording a 37-20 win over Colgate University at Memorial Field on Saturday.
With two blocked kicks and a big day on the ground from Nick Schwieger '12, the Dartmouth football team started its 2011 season in impressive fashion, recording a 37-20 win over Colgate University at Memorial Field on Saturday.
The Big Green finished fifth in the Ivy League last year, and was slated to repeat that performance in the conference's preseason media poll, making it clear that Dartmouth must have an exceptional season if players want to beat the current rankings.
Keat was named First Team All-Ivy three times in his career and was a Third Team NSCAA All-American in 2009. During Keat's tenure, the Big Green made three NCAA tournaments, including a narrow overtime loss to the University of California, Los Angeles in the Sweet 16 of last year's tournament.The team also qualified in 2008, although Keat missed that season due to an injury.
Spring in Hanover typically includes afternoons spent lying on the Green, swimming in the Connecticut River and, for many students, taking advantage of good weather by staying physically active outdoors. This year's unusually long winter, however, coupled with consistent rain once temperatures finally started rising, has put a damper on many traditional springtime activities, including intramural softball.
But a loss to Princeton University in the League championship series stopped Dartmouth from advancing to its third straight NCAA tournament, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of players accustomed to success.
We were looking to use today as a tune up for the weekend," shortstop Joe Scalfani '12 said. "Basically, we were looking to improve our overall approach at the plate and continue to improve playing good defense behind our pitchers. A lot of guys played great and we had a good result."
Two weeks ago, after a demoralizing four-game sweep at Yale University, the Dartmouth baseball team stood at just 6-6 in the Ivy League. With its hopes of a third consecutive Ivy League championship hanging by a thread, the Big Green managed just three runs in the four games and trailed the Bulldogs by two games in the Rolfe Division standings.
While Sulser pitched out of the rotation in League games as a freshman, head coach Bob Whalen decided last season that Sulser would best serve the team as a relief pitcher because his durability would allow him to pitch multiple games in a weekend series.
When the Dartmouth baseball team won its second consecutive Ivy League Championship in 2010, the team's top pitcher was not 6'3", 230-lb power lefty Robert Young '10, a senior who went on to be selected in the MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox. Nor was it closer Ryan Smith '11, who holds the League's all-time saves record. Leading the Big Green was Cole Sulser '12, a right-hander who topped the League in both wins (8) and strikeouts (60) in 2010, while making all but two of his 19 appearances out of the bullpen.
Coble, who bats left-handed, leads the League in several offensive categories, including RBIs (29), batting average (.420) and on-base percentage (.500) while ranking sixth in slugging percentage (.591). Coble credits his improvement to his time practicing with the Dartmouth coaching staff, as well as his experience playing with the AWBIL Royals of the Great South League a collegiate summer league that plays in baseball-rich southeastern states like Georgia and North Carolina last summer.