Williams, Teevens Receive Regional Recognition

HANOVER, N.H. — The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced its 2015 awards on Thursday, bestowing the 77th annual George “Bulger” Lowe Award to Dartmouth quarterback Dalyn Williams and Boston College middle linebacker Steven Daniels. In addition, the Big Green's Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach Buddy Teevens was chosen as the New England Head Coach of the Year in the Bowl/Championship Division, the first time a Dartmouth coach has received the honor since the inception of the award in 1999.

The Bulger Lowe Award recognizes New England's best offensive and defensive players in the NCAA Bowl and Championship Divisions. Williams, Daniels and Teevens will be among the players, coaches and officials that will be honored at the club's annual Bob Whelan College Football Awards Night on Thursday, Dec. 17 at the Marriott Hotel in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Williams has No. 21/23 Dartmouth (8-1, 5-1 Ivy) in position to win at least a share of the Ivy League title for the first time in 19 years as the Big Green enter the final game of the season in a three-way tie atop the conference standings with Harvard and Penn. The senior from Corinth, Texas, has completed 188-of-297 passes (63.3 percent) for 2,330 yards and 16 touchdowns with just four interceptions. Those numbers place him among the top 25 nationally in eight statistical categories, including passing efficiency (144.28). He set Dartmouth single-game records against both Penn and Yale, first with his completion percentage of 92 percent (23-of-25) in a 41-20 victory over Quakers, then his passing yards (435) and total yards (453) in the 35-3 thumping of the Bulldogs, all while throwing four touchdowns in each victory.

Williams also owns several career records at Dartmouth, surpassing former NFL quarterback Jay Fielder in passing yards (7,196) and total yards (8,695), plus is atop the career charts in completions (589) and completion percentage (62.4). If he throws four more touchdowns in the final game of his career on Saturday against Princeton, he will break Fiedler's career mark of 58 scoring strikes as well.

Teevens is in the 11th season of his second stint on the sidelines leading the Big Green and 16th overall. Twice he won conference crowns during his first tour of duty (1990, '91), as well as the starting quarterback for Dartmouth in 1978. A victory over Princeton tomorrow would give him his third title as the Big Green head coach and 18th for the program, more than any other Ivy League school. Dartmouth features one of the nation's best defenses having allowed fewer points than any other team (10.1) while ranking second among FCS schools in pass efficiency defense, third against the run and fifth in total yards allowed. The offense has been no slouch, either, averaging just over 30 points and 416 yards per game.

Williams is the sixth Dartmouth recipient of the Bulger Lowe Award, joining Joe Sullivan (1948), John Clayton (1949), Joe Palermo (1957), Don McKinnon (1962) and Nick Schwieger (2011).

The season finale against Princeton, during which Dartmouth will honor its 32 seniors, will be televised on various stations across the country by American Sports Network with kickoff slated for noon. Fans in the New England area can watch the game on CSN New England as well as online on the Ivy League Digital Network (ILDN.tv). Check your local listings for a station televising the game, or tune into the radio broadcast of the game on 99Rock (WFRD 99.3 FM in Hanover) featuring Adam Giardino and Wayne Young '72 calling the action. The audio will also be available on Big Green Insider via the ILDN.

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