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Football Looks To Send Seniors Out With Win Against Dartmouth
November 18, 2008 | Football
Saturday is the final game of the 140th season of Princeton football, and both Princeton and Dartmouth will look to accomplish a pair of goals; each wants to send its respective senior classes out with a win while sending the rest of its teams into the offseason with some positive momentum. The game will be played on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m. (103.3 FM, GoPrincetonTigers.com).
| Date/Time | Nov. 22/1 p.m. |
| Field | Powers Field at Princeton Stadium |
| Location | Princeton, N.J. |
| Videostream | GoPrincetonTigers.com |
| Radio | WPRB 103,3 FM, GoPrincetonTigers.com |
| All-Time Series | Dartmouth leads 42-41-4 |
| Last Year | Princeton 17, DARTMOUTH 14 (ot) |
| Last at Site | PRINCETON 27, Dartmouth 24 |
| Last Five Years | Princeton 4-1 |
| Current Streak | Princeton 4 |
Game Notes ? Week 10
Tie-gers ? Princeton trails only two Ivy League rivals in their all-time series, Yale and Dartmouth. With a win Saturday, Princeton would even the all-time series at 42-42-4; the Tigers have not been even in the all-time series since 1990, when the series was 33-33-3.
Streaking ? Princeton's four-game win streak over Dartmouth is the longest in this series for the Orange and Black since the 1949-1952 stretch, which included Princeton's last national champion (1950) and its only Heisman Trophy winner (Dick Kazmaier, 1951).
Five Alive ? With a win Saturday, Princeton would have won its season finale five straight years. Princeton hasn't accomplished that since the 1870-1875 seasons; during that stretch, Princeton played either one or two games per season.
16 Candles ? Princeton head coach Roger Hughes has been associated with each of the last 16 games between the two teams. From 1992-1999, he was the Big Green offensive coordinator, and he has been the Prince-ton head coach ever since. Over the 16 years, Princeton leads the series 8-7-1, although Hughes' record in the series is 11-4-1.
Mirror Image ? With a win this week, Princeton would post back-to-back 4-6 seasons. If that happened, Princeton would both win (weeks 2, 3, 7 and 10) and lose in the exact same weeks over the span of two seasons.
Offensive Notes ? Week 10
The Jordan Rules ? Princeton junior Jordan Culbreath is on pace to become the seventh back in program history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season, and he has an outside chance to finish with the fourth-highest total ever by a Tiger runner.
Rush To Judgment ? Jordan Culbreath leads the Ivy League with 96.2 rushing yards per league game (the Ivy rushing champion is decided by only the seven league games). Yale's Mike McLeod, the two-time Ivy rushing champion, trails Culbreath by 71 yards heading into today's games. Yale will play at Harvard today at noon. Princeton hasn't had a rushing champion since 2002, when Cameron Atkinson ran for 233 yards against Dartmouth in the season finale to edge Yale's Robert Carr.
Point, Counterpoint ? Jordan Culbreath has scored eight of his nine touchdowns on the ground this season; the last Princeton player to rush for 10 touchdowns in a season was Cameron Atkinson, who did it in 2002. Three of his touchdowns came against Dartmouth.
Happy Memories ? Brian Anderson's first collegiate win came last season in a 17-14 overtime victory at Dartmouth. He completed his first 11 passes and, despite breaking a finger midway through the game, ran a key bootleg in overtime to set up the winning field goal.
Playing The Percentages ? In Princeton's three wins this season, senior quarterback Brian Anderson has completed 73.4 percent of his passes. In four losses, he has completed only 49.7 percent. In Princeton's 2007 victory over Dartmouth, Anderson completed 76.2 percent of his passes (16 for 21) and ran for 72 yards and a touchdown.
The Will To Win ? Senior wideout Will Thanheiser is also chasing some lofty numbers at Princeton. His 814 receiving yards already rank him seventh on the single-season charts, and he can become only the third different Tiger to ever go over 1,000 yards with a career day today.
Yard Marker ? Like Jordan Culbreath, Will Thanheiser is in a race for the Ivy League receiving yards title. In Ivy games only, Harvard's Matt Luft leads the league with 587 yards, while Thanheiser stands second with 547. Brown's Bobby Sewall (537) and Buddy Farnham (484) rank third and fourth.
Seeing Red ? Princeton leads the Ivy League in red zone efficiency. The Tigers have scored on 83.3 percent of their trips inside the opponent's 20-yard-line, including 17 touchdowns on 25 trips.
Defensive Notes ? Week 10
Young Gun ? Sophomore Steve Cody leads Princeton and ranks third in the Ivy League with 81 total tackles. That is the most for a Tiger sophomore since 2003, when Justin Stull led the team and earned first-team All-Ivy honors with 114 stops. He has recorded at least 10 tackles in five of Prince-ton's nine games this season.
Great Britton ? Junior Scott Britton has moved up the Ivy ranks in tackles recently. He is ranked fifth overall with 76 stops this season, and in Ivy games only, he ranks third with 9.5 tackles per game.
Sack Exchange ? In Ivy League games, the Princeton defense ranks second with 14 sacks (2.3 per game); it had four against Yale.
Junior Mint ? Junior Brad Stetler, who has been in the linebacker rotation all season but has not started a game, leads Princeton with four sacks. They have all come in Ivy League games, which ranks Stetler third in the league in sacks per Ivy game.
Go Cart ? Junior defensive back Cart Kelly recorded one of Princeton's biggest defensive plays of the season three weeks ago when he intercepted a Nathan Ford pass in the end zone during a 31-26 win at Cornell. Kelly, a two-year starter for Princeton, has 37 tackles and two pass break-ups this season.
Safety Squeeze ? Junior safety Wilson Cates leads the team in solo tackles (39) and ranks third overall with 63 stops; all three of Princeton's top tacklers (Steven Cody, Scott Britton and Cates) will return next season.
Dan The Man ? Junior Dan Kopolovich has worn different hats throughout the season. He began the season as Princeton's starting cornerback and backup quarterback, but began rotating at quarterback after Brian Anderson was injured in Week 5 against Brown. Now, with a couple of injuries in the secondary, Kopolovich moved back to defense and played safety the last two weeks.
Old And Newell ? Senior Barry Newell made his first start at cornerback against Harvard and finished second on the team with six tackles. He followed that up with his first career interception against Penn's Kieffer Garton two weeks ago.
Re-Pete ? Senior Pete Ploszek, a converted running back, has moved into the starting lineup at free safety. He recorded a career-high eight tackles in his first start against Colgate and currently ranks fifth on the team with 42 tackles this season.
Miscellaneous Notes ? Week 10
Just For Kicks ? Senior Ryan Coyle has a career punting average of 41.5 yards per punt. If he continues that average, or is close to it, he will break Matt Evans' career punting average record of 40.8 yards per punt.
Working Overtime ? Princeton has won five straight overtime contests, including the 2007 season finale at Dartmouth. The Tigers have not played an overtime game this season; the last time Princeton didn't play a single overtime game in a season was 2001.
The Crystal Ball ? Princeton will open its 2009 season Saturday, Sept. 19 against The Citadel here on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. Princeton will play five home games next season; following the 19th, Princeton will host Columbia on Oct. 3, Colgate on Oct. 10, Cornell on Oct. 31 and Yale on Nov. 14. All dates are temporary and could change. Please check with GoPrincetonTigers.com throughout the offseason for updates to the Princeton schedule.
Return To Sender ? Princeton will return seven offensive starters, including Jordan Culbreath, and nine defensive starters, including both Steve Cody and Scott Britton.