Conundrum of the Gridiron

A quiz with a prize

BET-A-MILLION GATES would have tried it: 50 questions - some easy, some so-so, some damnably difficult - about Dartmouth football that could win a few dollars for a betting man.

Academic trivia hustlers might argue for other avenues of inquiry. Such as: Just who was defenestrated at Prague? Or who was the author of the epigram Eripuit caelo fulmen, mox sceptra tyrannis? Or in what novel was a major character described as "a big man but not more than six feet five inches tall and not wider than a freer truck"? But the subject, students, is football, of which Dartmouth has played 805 games since the beginning. It's not been all thrill-a-minute (as, for example, in the titanic clash between the Dartmouth varsity and St. Paul's School in 1901), but there are enough heroes and villians and shimmering moments to quicken the ordinary cortex.

Jack DeGange, who was director of sports information at Dartmouth from 1968 to 1977, compiled this quiz. In fairness to the callow youth among us, he has emphasized the "modern era" since World War I, but snares lurk among his 50 questions. There are, as well, 128 answers required for a perfect score. As with take-home examinations, which are much in vogue these days, the answers lie not far away (in fact, they are on page 44), but to the self-reliant go the rewards.

To quicken the gambler's pulse we offer a literary bonus question. The first reader who supplies us with the correct answer - together with a worthy limerick based on Dartmouth football lore - will win four tickets to the 1979 Princeton game, to be played in Hanover.

The bonus question: Name the famous expatriate, who, after witnessing the 1935 Dartmouth-Yale game, wrote this account of the proceedings. ". . . And then and that is the most so they come down on all fours. . . . And then they all look at the big brown ball. It is a real Indian dance, and before they were so American, as they are now; they did not do it in that way, they did not do football in that way. It was an American thing, not football anybody's football, but the way, the American way, that they were doing that thing."

1. What is the unique distinction in the realm of post-season honors shared by defensive end Tom Csatari '74 and linebacker Reggie Williams '76?

2. A second-team all-America center for Dartmouth, he later became a nationally known sports columnist. Who was he?

3. Only two players have been three-time season scoring leaders for Dartmouth. Name them.

4. Name the Dartmouth tackle who later became one of the great performers in professional wrestling for more than a quarter century.

5. Name the center-linebacker whose touchdown run with an intercepted pass clinched Dartmouth's first-ever win over Yale, 14-6, in 1935.

6. This lineman is the only Dartmouth player who is in both the college and professional football halls of fame. Who is he?

7. Name the Dartmouth all-America whose toe produced nine points and his arm another six in the 33-33 tie with Yale in 1931.

8. He went on to become a great running back with the Chicago Bears, but his 76-yard interception run produced the game's only touchdown as Holy Cross beat Dartmouth for the first time ever, 7-0, in 1936. Name him.

9. Name the professional teams for which these Dartmouth grid standouts have played.

a) Halfback Bob MacLeod '39

b) Tackle Jonathan Jenkins '49

c) Center Don McKinnon '63

d) Defensive Back Gordon Rule '68

e) Linebacker Reggie Williams '76

0 Halfback Myles Lane '28

10. Dartmouth football teams have played in regionally televised games 13 times. Name the year, site, and opponent for the Green's first TV game.

11. More television. In the 13 games, who has been Dartmouth's most frequent opponent.

12. Memorial Field is Dartmouth's third home field. Identify these facts;

a) The year Memorial Field was dedicated.

b) Dartmouth's opponent in the dedication game.

c) Prior to 1893, the College Green was the home field. Name the field that preceded Memorial Field.

d) The year that the 9,508-seat permanent East Stands were constructed.

13. What game drew the largest crowd to Memorial Field?

14. Name the Dartmouth all-America who threw six touchdown passes and ran for two touchdowns as the Green routed Cornell, 62-13, in 1925.

15. Of Dartmouth's 18 head football coaches, how many also played football for the Big Green.

16. Memorable field goals have dotted Dartmouth football history. Who made these historic fourth-quarter kicks (most were in the last minute) that clinched wins for the Green:

a) 1977 - Dartmouth 17, Holy Cross 14

b) 1971 - Dartmouth 16, Harvard 13

c) 1967 - Dartmouth 23, Harvard 21

d) 1940 - Dartmouth 3, Cornell 0

e) 1919 - Dartmouth 9, Cornell 0

17. That was relatively easy. Here's real trivia: Name the players who held the ball for the five crucial kicks listed in Question 16.

18. There have been four undefeateduntied teams in Dartmouth history. What were the years of these perfect seasons?

19. Since 1946, one man has been Dartmouth's rushing leader for three straight seasons. Who is he? What years?

20. Again, since 1946, two men have been three-time season passing leaders for the Green. Name them, and the years.

21. Dartmouth-Princeton, 1965: Who was the defensive back who scaled Coach Bob Blackman's human pyramid defense to distract Princeton's superb placekicker, Charlie Gogolak?

22. In 1962, this player set a Dartmouth single-game total offense record of 348 yards, completing 14 of 16 passes and averaging nearly 16 yards per play. Name him - and the team he personally took apart.

23. Among Dartmouth coaches, these five also made their mark as successful head coaches at other colleges. The number beside each name indicates the number of colleges (in addition to Dartmouth) where the coach was employed.

a) Frank Cavanaugh (3)

bj Joe Yukica (2)

c) Tuss McLaughry (3)

d) Clarence Spears (6)

e) Bob Blackman (3)

24. An end for Dartmouth and later head coach at Illinois, who was the man who succeeded Walter Camp as chairman of the Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee?

25. Who was the versatile Penn back who took Dartmouth apart with 490 yards of total offense (276 passing, 214 on the ground) in 1950 (Penn won, 42-26)?

26. Since 1900, seven Dartmouth coaches have led the Green for more than five seasons. Alphabetically, they are: Bob Blackman, Earl Blaik, Jackson Cannell, Frank Cavanaugh, Jake Crouthamel, Jess Hawley, and Tuss McLaughry. Revise the list on the basis of best won-lost percentage.

27. From 1920-50, games with two Pacific Eight teams and three Big Ten teams occasionally marked Dartmouth's schedule. Name the five intersectional opponents.

28. Identify the significance of these men in the annals of Dartmouth football.

a) Clarence Howland

b) Charles Oakes

c) Wallace Moyle

d) Henry Hooper

29. From 1961-73, Dartmouth scored in 109 consecutive games. Name the teams that shut out Dartmouth at each end of this impressive streak.

30. Who was the kicker who played both football and soccer for Dartmouth during the 1970 season?

31. Who was the opponent and what was the year that Dartmouth played its last scoreless tie game?

32. Name the only player to average more than 100 points per season at Dartmouth (he actually scored over 100 points in two of his three varsity seasons).

33. During the last 45 years, he's the only Dartmouth player to score 90 points in a season. Name him.

34. It was Dartmouth's only team that included four first-team all-America selections. Identify the year, the players, and their positions.

35. Dartmouth has had two streaks of 22 games without a loss, one from 1923-26 (21-0-1), another from 1936-38 (19-0-3). The unbeaten strings were ended by the same score but by different teams. Name the teams.

36. In 1970, Dartmouth routed Columbia, 55-0. In 1971, the Lions ended Dartmouth's 15-game win streak, 31-29, on a last-minute field goal by an all-Ivy League linebacker. Name him.

37. In 1975, Dartmouth joined a group of major college teams with 500 or more wins (there were 16 at the start of the 1978 season). The same Ivy League team was Dartmouth's victim for the 300th, 400th, and 500th wins. Which team?

38. These two-time all-Ivy League selections might not be particularly familiar faces to most Dartmouth fans, but the numbers on their jerseys should be memorable. What were the uniform numbers of:

a) Halfback Jake Crouthamel

b) Quarterback Bill King

c) Halfback Tom Spangenberg

d) Quarterback Jim Chasey

e) Halfback Rick Klupchak

39. Who was Dartmouth's all-Ivy end who recovered a fumble by Cosmo lacavazzi at Princeton's two-yard line to set up the fourth-period touchdown that gave Dartmouth a 22-21 win and brought the Green into a tie with Princeton for the 1963 Ivy League title?

40. His highest single game total was 154 yards, but this Dartmouth halfback averaged over six yards per carry for three seasons and stands as the Green's career rushing leader. Name him.

41. Four different quarterbacks hold the Dartmouth records in the career passing categories listed below. Put the name with each career record.

a) Passes completed (190)

b) Yards gained, passing (2,665)

c) Completion percentage (.600, 93-155)

d) Touchdown passes (26)

42. Five Dartmouth players are in the College Football Hall of Fame. Name them (the player in Question 6 is one).

43. Name the Dartmouth receiver who had three touchdowns among seven catches for 159 yards against Cornell in 1975.

44. His father is a Dartmouth alumnus, but as a Princeton sophomore this Tiger tailback scored three touchdowns to trigger a 33-7 win that erased Dartmouth's bid for an undefeated season and threw the Green into a three-way tie for the Ivy League title in 1969. Name the tailback.

45. Six men who have been on Dartmouth's coaching staff during the past ten seasons (1968-77) will be on the opposing side of the field for five games this fall, either as a head or assistant coach. Name them.

46. New Hampshire got its only win in 18 tries against Dartmouth in the 1973 opener, thanks largely to a 100-yard (actually 108 yards) kickoff return. Who was the UNH player who killed the eventual Ivy champs with his startling run in a 10-9 game?

47. An injury ended a promising career for this halfback, but can you name the runner-turned-specialist whose 83-yard punt against Massachusetts in the 1970 opener is the longest in Dartmouth hisotry?

48. What was the first season of Dartmouth football?

49. Name the year and opponent for the last Dartmouth home game that appeared on regional television.

50. What role did William Friesell play in Dartmouth football history?

4. In the ring or on the field, a tough customer.

40. Top rusher.

32. He made this touchdown at Harvard, among many.

15. The coach as a young man.

28. Dartmouth's first all-America.

12c. The officials wore overcoats on this hallowed field.

21. He scaled the human pyramid at Princeton in 1965.