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Princeton University Athletics
QB Or Not QB
October 11, 2000 | Football
Oct. 11, 2000
BROWN (3-1, 0-1) at PRINCETON (1-3, 1-0)
The Date * Oct. 14, 2000
The Kickoff * 1:07 p.m.
The Site * Princeton Stadium * Princeton, N.J.
The Series * Princeton leads 46-20
Last Year * Brown defeated Princeton 53-30
Last Week *?Princeton lost to Colgate 34-6, Brown defeated Fordham 44-17
The Coaches * Princeton: Roger Hughes (first season, 1-3), Brown: Phil Estes (third season, 19-5)
TV/Radio * The game can be heard live on the Princeton Radio Network, which includes flagship station WHWH AM 1350 in Princeton, WHTG AM 1410 in Eatontown and the Princeton Web site (www.goprincetontigers.com), as well as on student-run station WPRB FM 103.3. The game can also be seen on RCN, which will televise the game live and on tape delay Sunday at 9 a.m. and Tuesday at 8 p.m.
This Week's Note of the Week
Injury update -- Princeton quarterback Jon Blevins is questionable for Saturday's game against Brown with an ankle sprain, which he suffered last week against Colgate. As of Tuesday, Blevins was still on crutches, though he was expected to be able to walk without them Wednesday. Should Blevins be unable to go, freshman David Splithoff would start in his place and Brian Danielewicz would be the backup. Five More Notes No Media Person Should Be Without
Split decision -- David Splithoff became the first freshman quarterback ever to play for Princeton when he came into the game against Colgate.
More Split -- David Splithoff drove Princeton 80 yards for a touchdown and then 98 yards from his one to the Colgate one before a fourth-and-goal lost to two yards in his two series as Tiger quarterback. In all, Splithoff took Princeton to 176 yards on 29 plays, an average of 6.1 yards per play, prior to his appearance, Princeton had averaged 4.5 yards per play for the season.
Who is this guy? -- David Splithoff played football, basketball and baseball at Glenbrook High School in Glenview, Ill. He played quarterback and defensive back for the football team, which went 4-5 a year ago. He was named all-state.
Air force -- The two highest single-game passing completion, passing attempt and passing yardage games by an opponent against Princeton were by Brown in 1998 and 1999.
What does the media know? -- Princeton's next five games are against the five teams picked ahead of the Tigers in the preseason media poll.
Others receiving votes
History lesson -- Princeton went 8-2 against Brown in the 1990s. It was Princeton's best record against an Ivy opponent in the decade.
Quarterly report -- Princeton has scored 33 points in the first three quarters and 35 points after that.
More quarterly -- Princeton has been outscored by 14 points in the first quarter, 30 points in the second quarter and 11 points in the third quarter. Princeton has outscored its opponents by 18 in the fourth quarter.
Half and half -- Princeton has scored 23 first-half points (5.75 per game), Brown has scored 79 first half points (19.75 per game).
More half -- Princeton has not scored an offensive touchdown in the first half this season.
Long drive -- Princeton has scored five offensive touchdowns. Three of those have come on drives of at least 80 yards.
Tight-en up -- With 10 receptions in four games, George Citovic is the first Princeton tight end to reach double figures for a season since Marin Gjaja in 1991.
A night at the Opara -- Chisom Opara has at least four receptions in every game.
More Opara -- Chisom Opara leads Princeton in receptions, receiving yards and average yards per rush.
King Kongslie -- Kevin Kongslie has intercepted three passes in his career and has returned two of those for touchdowns.
More Kongslie -- Kevin Kongslie has two career interception returns for touchdowns. Every other player to at Princeton in the decade of the 1990s combined had two.
Taylor made -- Taylor Northrop has a higher percentage on field goal attempts of at least 40 yards (66.7%) than he does on field goal attempts of less than 40 yards (62.5%).
Getting his kicks -- Taylor Northrop has 18 career field goals. The school record is 36, held by Alex Sierk '99.
More kicks -- Taylor Northrop is the Ivy League's leading field goal kicker and punter.
Passing interest -- Both Brown and Princeton have had their opponents complete 81 of 145 passes.
Fresh faces -- Princeton freshmen Blake Perry, Tim Kirby, Brandon Mueller and Joe Weiss have combined for 60 tackles.
More fresh -- Blake Perry has 23 tackles and is on pace for 57.5. The Princeton freshman record is 34, set by David Ferrara in 1996.
Call me Ismael -- Ismael El-Amin has 80 yards rushing through three games. Of those 80, 39 came on one drive in the third quarter of the game against Columbia.
Spread it around -- Princeton's seven touchdowns have been scored by six different players.
More spread -- Princeton's eight sacks have been recorded by seven different players.
Young guns -- Of the 45 players on Princeton's offensive and defensive two-deep, 24 are freshmen and sophomores.
Elite company -- Offensive tackle Dennis Norman, a two-time first-team All-Ivy selection, has an opportunity to become the fourth three-time selection in school history. The first three were Derek Graham '85, Damani Leech '98 and Matt Evans '99.
Veteran's day -- Princeton's starting offensive line consists of two three-year starters (Dennis Norman, Ross Tucker), one two-year starter (John Raveche) and two players who have been frequent starters due to injury in the past (Brian Wilson, Matt Peluse).
Close shaves -- Prior to last week, Princeton's previous five games had been decided by a total of 13 points.
More close -- Prior to its win over Columbia, Princeton had lost nine straight games decided by seven points or fewer.
Picked clean -- Princeton has returned four interceptions for touchdowns in its last seven games after having one interception return for a touchdown in its previous 109 games.
Don't mess with Texas -- Cornerback Clark Webb was a high school baseball teammate of Princeton junior Chris Young at Highland Park High in Dallas.
Be like Mike -- Mike Higgins is the fourth linebacker in the last six years to be a Princeton captain (Dave Patterson, Tim Greene, Chuck Hastings). Each of the previous three was named either first-team or second-team All-Ivy League.
Crossing the line -- Princeton starts five players who played on the opposite side of the ball at various times at Princeton: Ross Tucker (DL to OG), Marty Cheatham (DB to FB), Paul Simbi (RB to DB), Kyle Brandt (RB to DB to RB) and Nick Freitag (RB to LB to DT).
Track meet -- The Princeton football team features three membes of Princeton's 2000 outdoor Heptagonal champion 4x100 relay team: Cameron Atkinson, Patrick Schottel and Paul Simbi.
Princeton Offense WR 3 NATE LINDELL (So., 5-11, 180 * Poway, Calif.) 81 Brendan Dillon (So., 6-2, 180?*?Gays Mills, Wisc.) LT 76 DENNIS NORMAN (Sr., 6-4, 280 * Marlton, N.J.) 77 Kevin Manning (Fr., 6-5, 275 * Dalton, Pa.) LG 79 Matt Peluse (Jr., 6-5, 290 *?Glen Rock, N.J.) 69 Lance Baird (So., 6-5, 290 * Weston, Fla.) C 62 BRIAN WILSON (Sr., 6-2, 275 *?Springfield, Pa.) 72 Roger Patterson (So., 6-2, 265 * Eagle River, Alaska) RG 65 ROSS TUCKER (Sr., 6-5, 295 * Wyomissing, Pa.) 73 Chris Havener (So., 6-4, 280 *?New Britain, Pa.) RT 66 John Raveche (Sr., 6-5, 300 *?Hoboken, N.J.) 78 John Holownia (So., 6-5, 300 *?East Setauket, N.Y.) TE 84 GEORGE Citovic (Sr., 6-5, 235 *?Middleburg Hts., Ohio) 48 David Camarillo (Sr., 6-2, 205 *?Aptos, Calif.) WR 21 CHISOM OPARA (So., 6-2, 210 * Lutherville, Md.) 18 Patrick Schottel (So., 6-3, 195 * Roseville, Minn.) QB 16 Jon Blevins (Sr., 6-3, 210 * Westlake, Ohio) 11 David Splitthoff (Fr, 6-2, 190 * Glenview, Ill.) or 14 Brian Danielewicz (Jr., 6-3, 200 * Beverly Hills, Mich.) TB 34 KYLE BRANDT (Sr., 6-0, 205 *?Lincolnshire, Ill.) 20 Ismael El-Amin (So., 5-11, 195 * Chicago, Ill.) FB 9 MARTY CHEATHAM (Sr., 6-1, 200 *?Palos Verdes, Calif.) 39 Tim Bowden (So., 6-0, 210 * St. John, Kansas)
Princeton Defense DE 97 MICHAEL LONG (Jr., 6-3, 260 *?Los Angeles, Calif.) 95 Joseph Weiss (Fr., 6-2, 230 * Somers Point, N.J.) DT 94 NICK FREITAG (Sr., 6-1, 245 *?Michigan City, Ind.) 53 Aron Tremble (Sr., 6-2, 235 * San Diego, Calif.) DT 96 Jason Rotman (Sr., 6-4, 240 *?Deerfield, Ill.) 71 Roger Hopkins (So., 6-3, 245 *?Piscataway, N.J.) DE 59 NATHAN PODSAKOFF (Sr., 6-2, 240 *?Bloomington, Ind.) 93 Tim Kirby (Fr., 6-4, 230 * San Mateo, Calif.) LB 55 Steven Koopman (Sr., 6-1, 200 *?Indian Springs, Ala.) 52 Zak Keasey (Fr., 6-1, 215 * Clarkston, Mich.) LB 51 MiKE Higgins (Sr., 6-0, 210 * Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.) 46 Bob Farrell (Jr., 6-0, 215 *?Tulsa, Okla.) LB 98 CHRIS ROSER-JONES (Jr., 6-0, 210 *?State College, Pa.) 49 Rob Currey (So., 6-1, 210 *?Fowlerville, Mich.) CB 1 Paul Simbi (So., 5-8, 185 * Roseville, Minn.) 44 Taylor Smith (Sr., 5-10, 185 * New Orleans, La.) SS 45 KEVIN KONGSLIE (So., 6-0, 180 * Salem, Ore.) 19 Donald Scott (So., 5-9, 175 * Bolingbrook, Ill.) FS 33 BLAKE PERRY (Fr., 6-0, 180 * Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.) 5 Jon Ganter (Jr., 5-10, 185 *?State College, Pa.) CB 24 CLARK WEBB (So., 5-9, 185?*?Dallas, Texas) 37 Brandon Mueller (Fr., 6-0, 185 * Valencia, Pa.)
Princeton Specialists PK 6 TAYLOR NORTHROP (Jr., 5-11, 175 * Jupiter, Fla.) KO 6 TAYLOR NORTHROP (Jr., 5-11, 175 * Jupiter, Fla.) P 6 TAYLOR NORTHROP (Jr., 5-11, 175 * Jupiter, Fla.) LS 84 GEORGE Citovic (Sr., 6-5, 235 *?Middleburg Hts., Ohio) H 32 GARY BAUMWOLL (Jr., 6-0, 190 * Randolph, N.J.) PR 17 ANDY BRYANT (So., 5-9, 190 *?Laramie, Wyo.) KR 29 CAMERON ATKINSON (So., 5-7, 170 *?Mantua, N.J.) and 21 CHISOM OPARA (So., 6-2, 210 * Lutherville, Md.)