HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth sophomore running back
Nick Schwieger (Norton, Mass.) received another accolade on Wednesday when he was given the Gridiron Club of Boston Gold Helmet Award as the outstanding player in New England last week. The award was announced at the New England Football Writers Weekly Luncheon.
Schwieger was also named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week as well as the National FCS Offensive Player of the Week by The Sports Network for setting a Dartmouth school record with 242 rushing yards in a 28-6 homecoming victory over Columbia on Oct. 24. The win snapped a 17-game Big Green losing streak that dated back to 2007.
The previous record was 229 yards set by Al Rosier '91 during the 1991 season against Brown, and Schwieger's total is just the sixth 200-yard rushing game in the Dartmouth annals. Schwieger also had a 66-yard touchdown run to clinch the game in the fourth quarter, the longest run by a Big Green rusher since Shon Page '90 broke a 79-yard run against Harvard in 1990.
Schwieger had 69 yards in the first quarter to help set up both Dartmouth touchdowns as the Green built a 14-0 lead. By halftime, he had his second career 100-yard game and a new personal high of 128 yards.
Dartmouth (1-5, 1-2 Ivy) next plays at Ivy co-leader Harvard (4-2, 3-0 Ivy) on Saturday at noon.