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Dartmouth Preps for 2004 Season
3/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dartmouth Preps for 2004 Season
March 26, 2004
The Dartmouth College football team will begin on-field preparations for the 2004 season when it launches spring practice on Tuesday, April 6. The spring drills will conclude with the annual Green-White intrasquad game on Saturday, May 1.
46 Letterwinners Including 19 Starters Return to Big Green
Coming off a 5-5 season that included wins in five of its last six games and a four-way share of second place (4-3) in the Ivy League race, Dartmouth Coach John Lyons will build his 2004 team around 46 returning letterwinners, including 19 starters.
The returning starters are spread almost equally between offense (8) and defense (9) plus kicker Tyler Lavin (the 2003 scoring leader with 52 points) and punter Grant Wagner. They include one returning All-Ivy first team selection: senior defensive end Ryan Conger, the Green's 2003 leader in sacks (8) and tackles for loss (14)-and junior quarterback Charlie Rittgers who stepped into the starting lineup three weeks into the season (against eventual Ivy champion Penn) and became the fifth QB in Dartmouth history to pass for more than 2,000 yards in a season with 2,138.
Also returning are five players who earned All-Ivy recognition in 2003. Junior linebacker Josh Dooley (also the Ivy League rookie of the year in 2002) and senior free safety Clayton Smith were second-team selections. Senior offensive tackle Vik Tiku, senior strong safety Chris Dodds (the leading tackler with 97 in 2003), junior defensive end Anthony Gargiulo and senior punter Grant Wagner were honorable mention choices of the Ivy coaches.
But...There are Big Holes to be Filled
Gone after four seasons are two of Dartmouth's all-time great receivers - wide receiver Jay Barnard and tight end Casey Cramer. Barnard (861 yards, 5 TDs) and Cramer (695 yards, 6 TDs) represent 1,556 (73 percent)of Rittgers's 2,138 aerial yards.
Barnard, an All-Ivy selection, graduates as Dartmouth's career reception leader (216). His 2,392 yards is third all-time.
Cramer, a devastating blocker who was an All-America in 2002 and two-time All-Ivy first team pick, completed four seasons with 185 catches for 2,477 yards, both second all-time at Dartmouth.
Leading the corps of returning receivers will be senior wideout Andrew Hall who had 24 catches for 417 yards (17.4-yard average). Hall's spectacular 38-yard catch on third-and-long from Rittgers early in the fourth period at Harvard's two-yard line set up the clinching score in Dartmouth's 30-16 win and was arguably the pivotal play in the Green's season that brought a break-even record after five seasons that had netted only 10 wins.
Again...the Battle will be Uphill
While Dartmouth finished the 2003 campaign with a 5-1 stretch, building on that season-ending momentum will be a major challenge - again.
The Green's early schedule, as it's been since 2000, is a killer, particularly with road games at Colgate and Penn in the first three weeks. The Raiders were 15-1 in 2003, losing only in the Division I-AA national championship game. Penn comes into 2004 as the 2003 undefeated Ivy League champ.
With the relative balance among Ivy teams that was apparent in 2003, the prospect of improved overall depth is a major asset as Dartmouth works to regain its place as a contender in the Ivy League in 2004.
March 26, 2004
The Dartmouth College football team will begin on-field preparations for the 2004 season when it launches spring practice on Tuesday, April 6. The spring drills will conclude with the annual Green-White intrasquad game on Saturday, May 1.
46 Letterwinners Including 19 Starters Return to Big Green
Coming off a 5-5 season that included wins in five of its last six games and a four-way share of second place (4-3) in the Ivy League race, Dartmouth Coach John Lyons will build his 2004 team around 46 returning letterwinners, including 19 starters.
The returning starters are spread almost equally between offense (8) and defense (9) plus kicker Tyler Lavin (the 2003 scoring leader with 52 points) and punter Grant Wagner. They include one returning All-Ivy first team selection: senior defensive end Ryan Conger, the Green's 2003 leader in sacks (8) and tackles for loss (14)-and junior quarterback Charlie Rittgers who stepped into the starting lineup three weeks into the season (against eventual Ivy champion Penn) and became the fifth QB in Dartmouth history to pass for more than 2,000 yards in a season with 2,138.
Also returning are five players who earned All-Ivy recognition in 2003. Junior linebacker Josh Dooley (also the Ivy League rookie of the year in 2002) and senior free safety Clayton Smith were second-team selections. Senior offensive tackle Vik Tiku, senior strong safety Chris Dodds (the leading tackler with 97 in 2003), junior defensive end Anthony Gargiulo and senior punter Grant Wagner were honorable mention choices of the Ivy coaches.
But...There are Big Holes to be Filled
Gone after four seasons are two of Dartmouth's all-time great receivers - wide receiver Jay Barnard and tight end Casey Cramer. Barnard (861 yards, 5 TDs) and Cramer (695 yards, 6 TDs) represent 1,556 (73 percent)of Rittgers's 2,138 aerial yards.
Barnard, an All-Ivy selection, graduates as Dartmouth's career reception leader (216). His 2,392 yards is third all-time.
Cramer, a devastating blocker who was an All-America in 2002 and two-time All-Ivy first team pick, completed four seasons with 185 catches for 2,477 yards, both second all-time at Dartmouth.
Leading the corps of returning receivers will be senior wideout Andrew Hall who had 24 catches for 417 yards (17.4-yard average). Hall's spectacular 38-yard catch on third-and-long from Rittgers early in the fourth period at Harvard's two-yard line set up the clinching score in Dartmouth's 30-16 win and was arguably the pivotal play in the Green's season that brought a break-even record after five seasons that had netted only 10 wins.
Again...the Battle will be Uphill
While Dartmouth finished the 2003 campaign with a 5-1 stretch, building on that season-ending momentum will be a major challenge - again.
The Green's early schedule, as it's been since 2000, is a killer, particularly with road games at Colgate and Penn in the first three weeks. The Raiders were 15-1 in 2003, losing only in the Division I-AA national championship game. Penn comes into 2004 as the 2003 undefeated Ivy League champ.
With the relative balance among Ivy teams that was apparent in 2003, the prospect of improved overall depth is a major asset as Dartmouth works to regain its place as a contender in the Ivy League in 2004.
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