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October 04, 2000 | Football
Oct. 4, 2000
PRINCETON (1-2) at COLGATE (3-1)
The Date * Oct. 7, 2000
The Kickoff * 1:00 p.m.
The Site * Andy Kerr Stadium * Hamilton, N.Y.
The Series * Princeton leads 24-17-1
Last Meeting * Princeton defeated Colgate 31-28 in 1997
Last Week * Princeton defeated Columbia 27-24 (OT), Colgate defeated Towson 30-27 (OT)
The Coaches * Princeton: Roger Hughes (first season, 1-2), Columbia: Dick Biddle (fifth season, 34-17)
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 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 Tommy Crenshaw suffered a broken right (throwing) wrist in Saturday's win over Columbia and will miss the remainder of the season. Senior Jon Blevins, who was Princeton's starting quarterback in the beginning of last season, will be the starter, his backup will be either sophomore Matt Groh or freshman David Splithoff.
Five more notes no media person should be without
Passing fancy -- Jon Blevins has a career passing effeciency rating of 127.55, the highest by a Princeton quarterback since Joel Foote (130.68 from 1992-93).
More passing -- Aside from Jon Blevins, every other healthy Princeton quarterback combined is 0 for 2 for no yards with two sacks in varsity games.
Quarterly report -- Princeton has gained 41% of its total offense in the fourth quarter and 67% of its total offense in the second half through three games.
More quarterly -- Princeton's offense has scored more points in the fourth quarter (26) than it has in the first three quarters combined (19).
Close shaves -- Princeton's last five games (dating to last season) have been decided by a total of 13 points.
Others receiving votes
More close -- Prior to its win over Columbia, Princeton had lost its last nine 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.
Half and half -- Princeton's defense has allowed 513 first-half yards and 223 second-half yards in its last two games.
King Kongslie -- Kevin Kongslie has intercepted three passes in his career and has returned two of those for touchdowns.
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 fourth in Division I-AA in field goals made per game (2.3).
More picks -- Princeton and its opponents each have four interceptions. Princeton has 85 yards in returns, its opponents have 11.
Spread it around -- Princeton has had 11 different players catch at least one pass in the first three games.
Tremble-ing -- Aron Tremble had nine career tackles prior to the Columbia game, he had 10 tackles against Columbia.
Fresh faces -- Princeton freshmen Tim Kirby, Brandon Mueller and Joe Weiss have combined for three of the Tigers' six sacks.
More fresh -- Princeton freshmen Blake Perry, Tim Kirby, Brandon Mueller and Joe Weiss have combined for 39 tackles.
Okie, dokie -- Bob Farrell, the only Princeton player from Oklahoma in the last 10 years, leads the Tigers with two sacks.
By George -- George Citovic has seven receptions in three games this year. He had seven receptions for his entire sophomore season and six for his entire junior season.
A night at the Opara -- Chisom Opara leads Princeton in receptions, receiving yards, yards per rushing attempt and passing efficiency.
In a rush -- Kyle Brandt has exactly 50% of Princeton's rushing yards for the season (178 of 356).
Call me Ismael -- Ismael El-Amin has 68 yards rushing through three games. Of those 68, 39 came on one drive in the third quarter of the game against Columbia.
Keeping in touch -- Princeton's six touchdowns have been scored by five 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.
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.
Coming attractions -- After this week, Princeton finishes its schedule with six straight Ivy opponents.
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 69 LANCE BAIRD (So., 6-5, 290 * Weston, Fla.) 79 Matt Peluse (Jr., 6-5, 290 *?Glen Rock, N.J.) 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 17 Matt Groh (So., 6-4, 210 * Garden City, N.Y.) 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 3 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.)
Working overtime -- Princeton's win over Columbia last week was its first in five overtime games since the rule was enacted in 1996.
Taylor made -- Taylor Northrop has made seven straight field goals since missing his first two attempts of the year.
More Taylor -- Taylor Northrop has been the Ivy League's Special Teams Player of the Week each of the first three weeks of this season and five of the 13 weeks the award has been given the last two seasons.
I'm honored -- Kevin Kongslie was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week last week after returning an interception 48 yards for a touchdown and making seven tackles, two for a loss.
Patriot games -- Princeton is 8-7 in its last 15 games against Patriot League schools. Princeton was 14-1 in its 15 games against Patriot League schools prior to that.
More Patriot -- Colgate is 10-1 in its last 11 games against Ivy schools. The only loss in that stretch was a 1997 loss at home against Princeton.
Lion eyes -- Princeton is 2-6 in its last eight games, with both wins against Columbia.