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Dartmouth Loses Ivy Opener to Penn
10/1/2004 8:00:00 PM | Football
Oct. 2, 2004
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Ivy preseason favorite Penn showed why today at Franklin Field, blanking Dartmouth, 35-0, the first shutout absorbed by the Big Green since 1997 and the first by Penn since 1992.
The first three minutes of the game led off with a blocked field goal and two interceptions. Penn's second play of the day was a 54-yard run, setting up a field goal attempt that was blocked by Dartmouth's Clayton Smith. The Big Green's first drive ended with a fumble only three plays later.
Smith came up big again, recovering a Penn fumble on the Dartmouth 41-yard line at 12:13 of the first. But the Quakers answered on the next series with a two-yard reception by Dan Castles, his first of three touchdowns, capping off a 17-play drive.
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Penn closed out the half with two more touchdowns, increasing the lead. A missed field goal by the Quakers with 3.8 seconds on the clock took the two teams into the break with Penn on the winning end of a 21-0 score.
The Quakers controlled the ball in the first half, winning the time of possession, 19:11 to 10:49. Penn had 324 total yards to Dartmouth's 88.
Dartmouth had a chance to change the momentum at the start of the third quarter, but a Penn interception turned the ball over right after Steve Jensen's 29-yard kickoff return.
In the fourth quarter, Andrew Hall caught a 32-yard pass, Dartmouth's longest play from scrimmage on the day. But two plays later Penn's Luke Hadden returned an interception 35 yards to put the Quakers ahead, 28-0.
Three series later Victor Davanzo scored on a 61-yard interception return with 3:49 to go, accounting for all the scoring, 35-0.
Dartmouth, 0-3, was never able to find a groove offensively. The Big Green had 54 yards rushing and only 178 through the air. The Big Green's top rusher was sophomore Ray Rochester who finished with 56 yards on 14 carries. Quarterback Charlie Rittgers complete 23 of 36 passes for 178 yards but was pressured all day and sacked three times. His top receiving targets were fullback Charles Ganske, who grabbed seven catches and wide receiver, Ryan Fuselier who caught five.
The Big Green returns to Ivy League action next week, hosting Yale in a 12:30 pm game at Memorial Field.
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