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Jersey Number 2
Danny McManus
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Mendota Heights, Minn.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Academy
- Major:
- History
Bio
All-Ivy League Second Team (2017)
Bob Blackman Trophy (2017 team award)
Earl Hamilton Varsity Award (2016 team award)
FIFTH-YEAR (2017) | Game-by-Game Stats
All-Ivy League Second Team at cornerback … recipient of the team’s Bob Blackman Trophy as the team MVP … led the Big Green and tied for fourth in the Ivy League with nine passes defended, which included an interception … fourth on the team with 55 tackles and tied for fourth in the conference with a pair of fumble recoveries … also topped the Anicent Eight with 19 punt returns, second with 8.8 yards per return … five of his first six punt returns and seven of his first 10 went for at least 10 yards before teams wised up and punted away from him … first action of the season produced a career-long 46-yard punt return to set up the go-ahead score as the half expired in a 38-7 season-opening victory at Stetson … had two other returns in the game for a total of 20 more yards, both of which led to touchdowns … recorded six tackles, two PBUs and recovered a fumbled punt in the 27-26 overtime triumph against Holy Cross, and nearly won the game in regulation on an defensive extra-point attempt after a blocked PAT with no time on the clock … made eight solo stops and broke up a pass in the 16-13 win at Penn … intercepted a Yale pass early and came up with a crucial third-down stop in the fourth quarter that forced the Bulldogs to punt away, leading to the winning score with 34 seconds to play in the 28-27 homecoming victory … also broke up a pass on the final play of the game to seal the win … got the opportunity to return a pair of kickoffs at Sacred Heart for the only time all season, then missed the second half with an injury … collected a season-high 12 tackles against Columbia, plus added a fumble recovery and a PBU to his stat line … came up with seven stops, one for a loss near the goal line, at Harvard … broke up a pair of passes in the 10-0 shutout win over Cornell … wrapped up his career with nine tackles and an assisted TFL in the 54-44 shootout victory against Princeton.
SENIOR (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
Opened the season as one of the starters at cornerback … recipient of the team’s Earl Hamilton Varsity Award as the senior player who displays the friendliness, sense of humor, and appreciation of the outdoors that characterized Hamilton … averaged nine tackles in the first three games before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year … collected a career-high and team-leading 14 tackles in the Ivy League opener against Penn, including a tackle for a loss of a yard and two more for no gain … second on the team with eight stops in the season-opening, 22-21 victory over 22nd-ranked New Hampshire, Dartmouth's first win over the Wildcats in 40 years.
JUNIOR (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
Return specialist, primarily on kickoffs, and reserve cornerback made key contributions to the title-winning campaign … led team with 14 kickoff returns … returned three kicks 74 yards and a punt nine more while pitching in a trio of tackles in the opening quarter of the 31-10 win at Georgetown to open the season … recovered a fumble in the red zone, posted three tackles and broke up a pass in the 49-7 blowout of Sacred Heart ... recorded a season-high 76 yards on three kickoff returns at Penn, plus had a pair of stops on special teams in a 41-20 triumph … batted away a third-down pass to force a Yale punt and brought down three Bulldogs as the Big Green cruised to a 35-3 homecoming victory … secured the 21-3 win over Cornell with his first career interception, bringing it back 14 yards, with 1:20 to play ... collected two solo stops in the 34-18 victory at Brown … began the second half against Princeton with a career-best 44-yard kickoff return, setting up the Green for their first score of the day … late in the third quarter, made his biggest defensive play of the season, breaking up a pass with the Tigers leading by a field goal, allowing the Big Green to thwart the possibles scoring drive and rally for a 17-10 victory to end the season for a share of the conference crown.
SOPHOMORE (2014) | Game-by-Game Stats
Played as a reserve and special-teamer in the first nine contests before making his first collegiate start in the season finale at Princeton … made a tackle on a punt coverage and a kickoff coverage in the season-opening 35-25 win over Central Connecticut … dropped a Yale kick returner inside the 20 after Dartmouth took its first lead late in the third quarter en route to a 38-31 victory … had two more special teams stops in the 24-21 triumph over Holy Cross … recorded four tackles and forced a fumble in a 42-7 win at Cornell … made first kick return of the year against Brown, advancing 29 yards … had two more at Princeton, averaging 21 yards … also had a season-high eight stops (one for a loss) and broke up three passes from his cornerback position in his start against the Tigers.
FRESHMAN (2013) | Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in half of the 10 varsity games as a rookie, including the season opener at Butler … made both tackles against Columbia on consecutive plays, the second a one-yard loss against the run … also saw action against Penn, Bucknell and Brown.
HIGH SCHOOL
St. Paul Pioneer Press High School Player of the Year … twice chosen All-Pioneer Press … finalist for the St. Paul Downtown Lions Club Award … as a senior recorded 97 tackles (16 for loss), four interceptions and two fumble recoveries … ran for 373 yards and four touchdowns … added 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns through the air … returned punts and kickoffs and held on placements … also an ice hockey standout.
PERSONAL
Full name is Daniel Greeley McManus … born on Aug. 15, 1994 … son of Timothy and Amy is the third brother to play at Dartmouth … preceded by all-conference receivers Timmy ’11 and Ryan ’15 … also has two sisters, one of whom is a year behind him at Dartmouth … father played football at Drake … enjoys swing dancing.
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