Football Falls to Penn, Looks Ahead to Yale

By Michael Fritz | Friday, October 7, 2005

For the first time in recent memory, Dartmouth won their season opener against Colgate, 26-21. The Big Green showcased a tough defense and a new offensive scheme engineered by new head coach Buddy Teevens '79. In their second game, Dartmouth was defeated by the University of New Hampshire, 49-20. UNH, ranked second nationally in the 1-AA Division, is likely to be Dartmouth's toughest opponent this season.

Last weekend the Dartmouth football team suffered their second loss this season in a hard-fought game against a tough squad from the University of Pennsylvania. Penn was selected to win the Ivy League in preseason polls.

Statistically, the game was practically even. The Penn offense only out-gained Dartmouth by twenty-eight yards and had the ball for only twenty more seconds. However, Dartmouth's chances were severely hindered by four costly turnovers and several special teams miscues.

The Dartmouth offense was held scoreless in the first half despite two red zone opportunities. The defense held Penn to only nine points coming from three field goals by kicker, Derek Zoch.

In the second half, Dartmouth drew first blood with an interception by senior defensive tackle Brian Osimiri. This led to Dartmouth's first points of the game, a thirty-three yard field goal by Erik Hinterbichler. Penn's quarterback responded on the following drive with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Chris Mizell.

Facing a 16-3 deficit, Buddy Teevens put in freshman quarterback Josh Cohen. A fumbled snap recovered by Penn on Cohen's second play from scrimmage lead to another Pennsylvania touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, Cohen connected with sophomore Mark Brogna for a ten-yard pass and Dartmouth's first touchdown of the game. After a missed extra point, the score was Penn 23, Dartmouth 9.

Penn's kicker finished off the game's scoring with a field goal with forty-two seconds left after a blocked punt at the Dartmouth eleven-yard line.

The Indians had plenty of opportunities, but could make little progress on the scoreboard. They missed an opportunity to pull within a touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half, as senior kicker Eddie Hinterbichler knocked a short field goal off the post. A longer missed field goal, a missed extra point, and two blocked punts punctuated the Indians' kicking woes. A number of three-and-outs plagued the offense, but bright spots were not lacking.

This weekend, Dartmouth faces off against Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale is 1-2 going into this week's game, but both of their losses were against non-conference opponents. Yale defeated Cornell 37-17 in the second week of the season but was defeated in their other two games by non-conference opponents, San Diego and Holy Cross.

The Indians return to Hanover for Homecoming on October 22 to face off against perennial Ivy League doormat CUNY-Harlem (Columbia).

Ivy League Football Standings

Team	Ivy Record	Overall
Princeton Tigers	1-0	3-0
Harvard Crimson	1-0	2-1
Penn Fightin' Quakers	1-0	2-1
Yale Bulldogs	1-0	1-2
Brown Bears	0-1	2-1
CUNY-Harlem Lions	0-1	2-1
Dartmouth Indians	0-1	1-2
SUNY-Cornell Big Red	0-1	1-2

Football Falls to Penn, Looks Ahead to Yale

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