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Harvard Coming to Town for Homecoming
10/27/2010 2:35:00 PM | Football
The Game: Dartmouth (4-2, 1-2) vs. Harvard (4-2, 2-1)
Location: Memorial Field, Hanover, N.H.
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1:30 p.m.
Series Record: Harvard leads 63-45-5
Television: New England Sports Network (NESN)
Radio: WFRD 99.3 FM, SIRIUS (Channel 130)
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Complete Game Notes
Harvard for Homecoming
Riding its second two-game win streak of the season, Dartmouth is aiming to make it three in order to send an expected large homecoming crowd home happy by doing something it hasn't done in seven years — beat Harvard.
The Crimson have had the upper hand in the series of late, winning 12 of the last 13 games between the two schools. But the last time Harvard had a six-game winning streak against the Big Green, Dartmouth triumphed in a 30-16 contest in Cambridge. The last Green win in Hanover against Harvard, however, dates back to 1993 as the Crimson have won seven straight at Memorial Field.
Dartmouth is getting terrific play from its quarterback, junior Conner Kempe, to help the team boast its second most wins over the past 13 seasons. Last week Kempe completed 24-of-37 passes for 235 yards and a touchdown, plus orchestrated the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter for a 24-21 triumph at Columbia, spoiling the Lions' homecoming. Kempe already ranks among the top 10 in Dartmouth history in passing yards, completions and attempts (see list on page 7).
Kempe is complemented nicely by a strong running game led by junior Nick Schwieger, who leads the Ivy League with 141.8 yards per game. In four of his five starts, the tailback has topped 100 yards, including 216 at Bucknell in the season opener. The workhorse has taken a handoff 142 times, nearly 50 more carries than anyone else in the Ivy League. And when Schwieger tires, freshman Dominick Pierre is ready to step in with his 213 rushing yards to date.
The Big Green also has accomplished receivers to which Kempe can throw. Five players have caught at least 13 passes and no more than 21, led by senior Tim McManus. Schwieger has caught 19 out of the backfield, while juniors Michael Reilly and tight end John Gallagher each have three scoring snares to their credit.
Dartmouth has been getting a solid team effort on defense of late with no one person standing out. Senior strong safety Pat Scorah leads the team with 39 tackles, while junior linebacker Tyler Melancon has a team-high four tackles for a loss to his credit. Three of the Big Green's eight interceptions have been grabbed by junior corner Shawn Abuhoff, who also is one of the top return specialists in the country.
Freshman punter Daniel Barstein enjoyed a fine game at Columbia with two punts that averaged 52.5 yards to earn CFPA National Co-Punter of the Week honors. One of those punts was a 61-yarder that buried the Lions at their own one. The placekicking duties are handled by Foley Schmidt who has been quite reliable since a hiccup in the first game of the year, booting 5-of-6 field goals and all 15 of his PATs.
Road Warriors
The 24-21 win at Columbia on Oct. 23 was the first Ivy victory on the road for the Big Green since topping the Lions four years ago, ending a 13-game skid. Coupled with the 43-20 triumph at Bucknell in the season opener, Dartmouth has more road wins this year (2) than it had over the past six seasons combined (1). One more win outside of Hanover this year would be the most for the Green since winning all five in 1997.
Kempe Among Top 10 Passers
Entering the 2010 season, junior quarterback Conner Kempe was 20th on the career passing list at Dartmouth, one spot behind current head coach Buddy Teevens. Against Sacred Heart, he reached the 2,000-yard milestone, the 16th player in school history to attain that mark. And with his 235 yards through the air at Columbia, Kempe now has 1,077 yards this season to boost him to ninth all-time for the Big Green. He currently has 2,763 yards and needs 237 more to become the seventh quarterback to reach 3,000.
Holding the Line
Entering this weekend, the Dartmouth offensive line has yielded just one sack, the fewest allowed in the country throughout Division I. The front force has also created holes for the Big Green running backs, which have gained 167.8 yards a game, a respectable 37th nationally. In addition, Dartmouth has allowed the fewest tackles for a loss among FCS schools with 16.
Time for a New Block Party
The streak of games with at least one blocked kick ended at Columbia as the Lions were able to get off seven punts and three PATs without a Big Green defender batting it away. Dartmouth still has six blocks, a mark equaled by just two other teams, both of which are still in FCS provisional status. The FCS record for blocks in one season is 13, held by the 1999 Davidson Wildcats.
Topping the Century Mark Again
Junior tailback Nick Schwieger has posted at least 100 yards rushing in four of his five games this year, most recently gaining 124 at Columbia with two touchdowns. But that was barely half of what he racked up last year against the Lions when he galloped for a then-school-record 242 yards. Seven times he has reached the end zone this year, which is more than Dartmouth had as a team in either of the last two seasons (5).
Make a Run for It
Since 1975, Dartmouth has attempted at least 47 rushes in a game a total of 122 times, most recently against Holy Cross with exactly 47. Of those 122 games, the Big Green have won 103 of them against just 16 losses and three ties for a winning percentage of .857.
Close Calls
Each of the past five games have been decided by single digits, win or lose, the longest such streak for Dartmouth since the 2002 season when the Big Green finished the year with seven straight (and nine of 10 for the season). This is just the sixth time in the program's history that it has played five or more consecutive games decided by nine or fewer points (1919, '33, '55, '77, 2002, '10).
Saving Up for the Second Half
In each of the first six games this year, Dartmouth has trailed at halftime. Twice the Green have tied the score, only to lose in the final moments. But whenever they have taken the lead, they have won. In the first 10 seasons of Coach Teevens' two tenures, Dartmouth had managed to win a game it trailed at the half six times. It certainly helps to outscore the opposition 106-41 in the second half as the Big Green have thus far.
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