Five Dartmouth Football Players Named All-Ivy

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Five Dartmouth Football Players Named All-Ivy

HANOVER, N.H. -- First-team selection Justin Cottrell (Somers Point,
N.J.) was one of five Dartmouth seniors selected to the All-Ivy
League football team Monday on a vote of the conference coaches.

Named to the second team were wide receiver Brian Evans (Fairfield,
Texas), safety John Pircon (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) and offensive
lineman Taylor Layman (Brentwood, Tenn.). Chosen honorable mention
were offensive lineman Ben Goeke (Chevy Chase, Md.) and defensive end
Cullen Gilchrist (Dartmouth, Mass.).

Cottrell led the Ivy League this year with 108 tackles. His 10.8
average placed him 10th nationally and he led Ivy League linebackers
with three interceptions. Cottrell finished his career 13th on the
Dartmouth all-time list for career tackles with 243.

Evans led the Ivy League for the second year in a row with an 18.6-
yard average on his 34 catches. He had seven TD receptions this year.
He closed out his career with 69 catches for 1,189 yards in three
season as a receiver after switching from defensive back. He will
graduate 12th on the Dartmouth list for career yardage.

Pircon posted 90 tackles this year, third in the Ivy League and 50th
nationally. He had nine pass breakups this fall, four fumble
recoveries and one interception. He had 218 tackles in his Big Green
career.

Layman helped the Big Green offense score 271 points this year, the
most since the undefeated 1996 team scored 275. He was a key cog on
an offensive line that saw sacks decline and rushing yardage increase
for the third consecutive season.

Goeke, a two-year starter, helped Dartmouth pile up 59 points against
Cornell, the most by a Dartmouth team since 1935. The Big Green
averaged 27.1 points and 142.6 yards on the ground behind Goeke and
his linemates.

Gilchrist had 27 tackles in his final season. He tied for the team
lead with eight tackles for loss and was tied for the lead with three
sacks. He broke up two passes and had two forced fumbles.

Dartmouth finished 3-4 in the Ivy League and 3-7 overall.

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