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Football Honors Senior Class, Looks To Extend Streak Against Dartmouth
November 17, 2010 | Football
Princeton has won six straight games against Dartmouth, and will try to honor its senior class with a seventh straight victory Saturday afternoon against the Big Green.
| Game Information | |
| Date/Time | Nov. 20/1 p.m. |
| Field | Powers Field at Princeton Stadium |
| Location | Princeton, N.J. |
| TV | Verizon FIOS1/GoPrincetonTigers.TV |
| Radio | 103.3 FM/GoPrincetonTigers.com |
| All-Time Series | Princeton 43-42-4 |
| Last Year | Princeton 23, DARTMOUTH 11 |
| Last At Site | PRINCETON 28, Dartmouth 10 (2008) |
| Last Five Years | Princeton 5-0 |
| Current Streak | Princeton 6 |
Game Notes • Week 10
A Few Fast Facts To Get You Ready…
Six Shooter • Princeton has won six straight games over Dartmouth, which matches its longest win streak in the series. Princeton won six straight over Dartmouth from 1914 through 1935 (no games were played between the two from 1917 through 1932).
Old Rivals • Princeton leads the all-time series 43-42-1 after having won six straight against Dartmouth. This is the Tigers' first all-time winning record against the Big Green since it held a 29-28-3 after the 1980 season. From 1990-2000, Dartmouth held an 8-2-1 edge; since 2001, Princeton has won eight of nine games, including all four at Princeton Stadium.
Run Away • Princeton's last home game against Dartmouth provided one of the most memorable individual performances in recent history. Jordan Culbreath, who ends his career ranked eighth on the Princeton all-time rushing list, ran for 276 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-10 victory over Dartmouth.
The Crystal Ball • Princeton will have five home dates next season, including three to open the 2011 schedule. The Tigers will open the season Sept. 17 against Lehigh and will play Bucknell for the first time since 1996 on Sept. 24. The Ivy League season opens against Columbia Oct. 1, and following three straight road games, Princeton will return to Powers Field Oct. 29 to play Cornell. Alumni Weekend and the home finale will be Nov. 12 when Princeton and Yale meet for the 134th time.
All dates are tentative, and times will be announced later. Follow www.GoPrincetonTigers.com for complete information.
Offensive Notes and Anecdotes…
Up The Charts
In 2008, then-junior Jordan Culbreath needed 70 yards to record the eighth 1,000-yard rushing season in Princeton history. Today, senior wideout Trey Peacock needs 68 receiving yards to record the fourth 1,000-yard receiving season. Since Kevin Guthrie recorded the feat twice, Peacock would become the third Tiger to ever achieve the feat.
Doing Yardwork
Senior Trey Peacock has recorded 932 receiving yards this season, the fifth-best total in Princeton history and the most since 1984. He needs 27 yards to tie Derek Graham (1984) for fourth on the single-season list, 68 to hit 1,000 and 71 to tie Kevin Guthrie (1982) for third on the single-season list. He has six touchdown catches on the season, tied for fifth most in Princeton history. With one, he would tie Graham and Brendan Circle (2006) for third.
For his career, Peacock has 1,686 receiving yards, fifth most in Princeton history. He needs 29 to tie Michael Lerch for fourth on the all-time list; each of the top three has more than 2,100 yards.
Fresh Faces
Two Princeton freshmen have accounted for touchdowns in the last three games. Running back Brian Mills scored on a short touchdown run during the fourth quarter at Cornell, and quarterback Connor Kelley threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Trey Peacock last weekend.
Young Gun
Connor Kelley was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after completing 13 of 17 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown against Yale. He also rushed 10 times for a team-best 45 yards. He is Princeton's first Ivy League Rookie of the Week since Nov. 3, 2003, when punter Colin McDonough took the honor.
Passing Fancy
Between the 2005-2009 seasons, Princeton got at least one touchdown pass from five different players (Jeff Terrell, Bill Foran, Greg Mroz, Brian Anderson and Tommy Wornham). In this season alone, Princeton has gotten at least one touchdown pass from five different players (Tommy Wornham, Andrew Dixon, Connor Kelley, Harry Flaherty and Jordan Culbreath).
On The Matt
Senior Matt Zimmerman was one of three Princeton captains to start the season, but he is the last one standing after injuries to both Steven Cody and Jordan Culbreath. Zimmerman will start his 29th game this weekend; his only missed game since the 2008 season opener was the Cornell game that season. He has started the last 22 games for Prince-ton, the longest active streak on the team.
Head Of The Class
Matt Zimmerman has excelled both on and off the field in his career. The economics major from Mountainside, N.J., was recently named a first-team Academic All-District selection and will be eligible for
Academic All-America honors.
Just For Kicks
Sophomore punter Joe Cloud is averaging 43.5 yards per punt this season. The Princeton single-season record is held by Matt Evans, who averaged 44 yards per punt in 1998.
Defensive Notes and Anecdotes…
Putting The O In Defense
Senior middle linebacker Jon Olofsson had one of the best games of his career at Yale, when he recorded 14 tackles, including 13 solo stops. He added two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
Olofsson currently ranks second in the Ivy League with 10.0 tackles per game. He has 90 stops on the season, two ahead of Yale's Jordan Haynes; with 10 tackles today, he would become only the fourth Princeton player this decade with at least 100 tackles (Justin Stull, Zak Keasey and Steven Cody).
I'm Honored
Jon Olofsson was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after his effort against Yale. He is Princeton's first winner of this honor since Steven Cody recorded 10 tackles, including two for loss, and two pass breakups in last season's win over Dartmouth.
Getting Defensive
Princeton held Yale to only 299 yards last weekend, the fewest it has allowed all season. The Bulldogs averaged 4.5 yards per play, also a season low for Princeton. The one touchdown allowed is the fewest for the Princeton defense since the Dartmouth game last season.
Sack Race
Princeton came into last weekend's game with seven sacks; it got one apiece from five different players at Yale.
Flag Football
Princeton remains the least penalized team in the league. The Tigers have committed only 39 penalties this season, five fewer than anybody in the Ivy League. Princeton has been the lesser-penalized team in seven straight games.
Set A Pick
Junior defensive back Blake Clemons tied for the team lead with his second interception of the season against Penn. He returned his second-quarter interception to the 10-yard-line and set up Princeton's only touchdown of the game.
You Da Man(dela)
Sophomore Mandela Sheaffer, who was Princeton's Top Offensive Freshman award winner last weekend, is fourth on the team in tackles (54) and leads all non-linebackers.
Last Year: Princeton 23, DARTMOUTH 11
Senior Kenny Gunter capped a remarkable two-game stretch by rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-11 road victory for Princeton in the 2009 season finale at Dartmouth. The victory gave the Tigers their first two-game win streak of the season and extended their winning streak over Dartmouth to six.
It was a day of efficiency for the Tigers, who also held the Big Green out of the end zone for more than 53 minutes and limited its running game to a total of 32 yards on 22 attempts.
Gunter led a strong Princeton ground effort by averaging 6.7 yards per carry and scoring on touchdown runs of 46 and 6 yards in the second half. With Princeton ahead 6-5 midway through the third quarter, he gave the Tigers some much-needed breathing room. After a 14-yard rush got the ball into Dartmouth territory, Gunter took a delay up the middle, found the right sideline and ran the final 30 yards of a 46-yard scoring play untouched.
His six-yard touchdown in the fourth capped an eight-play, 81-yard drive that iced the win for Princeton. Quarterback Tommy Wornham completed 18 of 29 passes for 211 yards and added 49 yards rushing. Junior Trey Peacock caught eight passes for 86 yards, while senior Ben Bologna recorded one of his best days with three field goals, including a long of 42 yards.
The Tigers were balanced on defense, although they were once again led by junior Steven Cody, who led the team with nine tackles and added one of the team's six sacks. Cody also had two tackles for loss and two pass breakups, while senior Dan Kopolovich aadded eight tackles and two pass breakups. Princeton had 11 breakups altogether, including two from freshman Caraun Reid. The Tigers forced Dartmouth to punt on all six of its first-half drives and didn't allow more than 19 yards on any possession through that point.
Princeton outgained Dartmouth 449-334 and showed terrific balance on offense. Of its 25 first downs, 13 came on the ground and 12 came through the air.