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Princeton University Athletics
High Five
October 25, 2000 | Football
Oct. 25, 2000
PRINCETON (2-4, 2-1) at CORNELL (2-4, 2-1)
The Date * Oct. 28, 2000
The Kickoff * 1:00 p.m.
The Site * Schoellkopf Field * Ithaca, N.Y.
The Series * Princeton leads 51-29-2
Last Year * Cornell defeated Princeton 20-3
Last Week * Princeton lost to Harvard 35-21, Cornell lost to Brown 56-40
The Coaches * Princeton: Roger Hughes (first season, 2-4), Cornell: Peter Mangurian (third season, 13-13)
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. It can be seen at satellite coordinates KU Band, Telstar 6, Transponder 16
This Week's Note of the Week Jaw-breaker -- Princeton quarterback David Splithoff suffered a broken jaw on the final play of last week's game against Harvard and will miss the remainder of the season.
Five More Notes No Media Person Should Be Without
Snap count -- David Splithoff became the third Princeton quarterback injured this season and the second to be forced out for the remainder of the year. Tommy Crenshaw suffered a broken wrist in Week 3, while Jon Blevins suffered a severe ankle sprain in Week 4. Blevins may return this week as the starter, if not, then Brian Danielewicz would start.
Brian's song -- Should Jon Blevins be unable to play against Cornell, then Brian Danielewicz would become the fourth different starting quarterback in seven games for Princeton. Danielewicz, a junior, has thrown two passes in his Princeton career.
David we hardly knew ye -- David Splithoff quarterbacked Princeton for 26 drives, of which 10 ended in touchdowns and two in field goals. His passing efficiency rating of 180.23 would be leading Division I-AA had he thrown the minimum number of passes required. He also set a Princeton record with 14 consecutive completions and became the first freshman ever to be Ivy League Player of the Week. In addition, he was named ECAC Player of the Week, threw 48 passes without an interception, averaged 17.5 yards per completion and even caught one pass for 17 yards.
High five -- Princeton is one of five teams tied for first place in the Ivy League at 2-1. Princeton's next three opponents (Cornell, Penn, Yale) are among the other four teams also at 2-1.
History lesson -- Princeton is looking to become the first team since Penn in 1982 to go from last place in the Ivy League one season to the championship the next season.
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More history -- Princeton is trying to become the fourth team since 1982 to go from last place in the Ivy League one season to a winning league record the next season.
Still more history -- Princeton and Cornell are both trying to become the first Ivy team since Dartmouth in 1982 to win at least a share of the league title while losing all of its non-league games.
Last history -- Princeton has not won in Ithaca since 1992.
Okay, one more history -- Only twice in league history has a team with two losses won at least a share of the league title (three way tie in 1982, two-way tie in 1963).
Tight-en up -- George Citovic, tied for second on the team with 14 receptions, is the first Princeton tight end to reach double figures in receptions in a season since Marin Gjaja in 1990.
Quarterly report -- Princeton and Cornell have been outscored by a combined 133-49 in the second quarter.
More quarterly -- Princeton and Cornell have outscored their opponents by a combined 118-88 in the fourth quarter.
Conversion table -- Princeton is 6 for 10 on fourth-down conversion attempts, its opponents are 9 for 13.
A night at the Opara -- Chisom Opara has 28 receptions, as many as the next two Tigers (Marty Cheatham, George Citovic) combined.
Point, counterpoint -- Princeton is averaging 13.7 points per game in non-league games and 34.3 points per game in Ivy League games.
Getting his kicks -- Taylor Northrop has 20 career field goals. The Princeton career record is 36, held by Alex Sierk '99. The Ivy League record is 38, held by Dave Regula (Dartmouth '98).
More kicks -- After making one of his final four extra point attempts last year, Taylor Northrop is 15 for 15 this year.
Last kicks -- Taylor Northrop has a higher percentage on field goal attempts of at least 40 yards (.750) than he does on field goal attempts of fewer than 40 yards (.667).
Keeping up with the Roser-Joneses -- Chris Roser-Jones has four interceptions in five games (0.8 per game). He ranks first in the Ivy League and 14th in Division I-AA.
Be like Mike -- Only four players have led Princeton in tackles for a season since 1993: Dave Patterson (1993-95), Tim Greene (1996, 1997), Jim Salters (1998) and Mike Higgins (1999, leading in 2000).
Top of the line -- Dennis Norman, first-team All-Ivy the last two years, has a chance to join Derek Graham '85, Damani Leech '98 and Matt Evans '99 as Princeton's only three-time first-team All-Ivy selections.
Cameron crazy -- Cameron Atkinson averages 10.4 yards every time he touches the ball.
Many happy returns -- Andy Bryant leads the Ivy League and is 13th in Division I-AA with 14.7 yards per punt return.
Passing interest -- Cornell ranks seventh in Division I-AA in passing offense, Princeton ranks 117th in Division I-AA in passing defense.
In a rush -- Cornell averages 2.1 yards per carry, Princeton's defense has allowed 4.2 yards per carry.
More rush -- Princeton averages 3.6 yards per carry, Cornell's defense has allowed 5.8 yards per carry.
Fresh faces -- Princeton starts three freshmen on defense (DE Tim Kirby, CB Brandon Mueller, CB Blake Perry).
Spread it around -- Princeton has 11 sacks, 10 different players have at least one.
Red alert -- Jon Blevins was 11 of 18 for 150 yards against Cornell last year while playing half the game.
More Red -- Princeton has not scored a touchdown against Cornell since Ray Canole caught a touchdown pass from Harry Nakielny with 2:40 gone in the third quarter of the 1997 game, a span of 147:20.
Last Red -- The 2000 game marks the first time since 1975 that Princeton is playing Cornell in a game other than the first or last of the season.
Progress-ing -- With four Ivy games remaining to be played, Princeton has already eclipsed last year's league win total.
Fan-tastic -- Princeton has drawn 53,532 fans for three home games and 15,858 for three road games.
Close shaves -- Princeton's first three games were decided by a total of 12 points. Princeton's last three games have been decided by a total of 69 points.
On the one hand -- Should Princeton, Brown, Columbia and Dartmouth all win this weekend, then Princeton would be in sole possession of first place.
On the other hand -- Should Penn, Yale, Harvard and Cornell all win this weekend, then Princeton would be in sole possession of fifth place.
Princeton Offense WR 27 TIM LIGUE (Sr., 6-0, 175 * Chicago, Ill.) 82 Blair Morrison (Fr., 6-2, 175?*?Folsom, Calif.) 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) 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 93 Tim Kirby (Fr., 6-4, 230 * San Mateo, Calif.) 95 Joseph Weiss (Fr., 6-2, 230 * Somers Point, N.J.) DT 53 Aron Tremble (Sr., 6-2, 235 * San Diego, Calif.) 94 Nick Freitag (Sr., 6-1, 245 *?Michigan City, Ind.) DT 97 MICHAEL LONG (Jr., 6-3, 260 *?Los Angeles, Calif.) 96 Jason Rotman (Sr., 6-4, 240 *?Deerfield, Ill.) DE 59 NATHAN PODSAKOFF (Sr., 6-2, 240 *?Bloomington, Ind.) 71 Roger Hopkins (So., 6-3, 245 *?Piscataway, N.J.) 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 37 Brandon Mueller (Fr., 6-0, 185 * Valencia, Pa.) 1 Paul Simbi (So., 5-8, 185 * Roseville, Minn.) FS 44 TAYLOR SMITH (Sr., 5-10, 185 * New Orleans, La.) 5 Jon Ganter (Jr., 5-10, 185 *?State College, Pa.) SS 45 KEVIN KONGSLIE (So., 6-0, 180 * Salem, Ore.) 19 Donald Scott (So., 5-9, 175 * Bolingbrook, Ill.) CB 30 BLAKE PERRY (Fr., 6-0, 180 * Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.) 24 Clark Webb (So., 5-9, 185?*?Dallas, Texas)
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 37 Brandon Mueller (Fr., 6-0, 185 * Valencia, Pa.)