Time Out!

There is a place between the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

1770

Although the Wheelock administration frowns on physical recreation, the real impediment to sports in Hanover are ruminants grazing on the Green.

1852

Gymnastics come to campus. The outdoor apparatus is dubbed the "freshmen's gallows."

1869

The rowing team disbands after a freshet carries away the boats and landing.

1883

Horizontal pole Vaulters and sack racers change events after the Dartmouth track team decides to become a more serious intercollegiate contender.

1909

The College's varsity quarterback, Sturgis "Spuddy" Pishon '10, stands 5' 3" and weighs 127 pounds. Pishon is a star off the field too: He is the drama club's most popular leading lady.

1911

A freak kick by Princeton's Wallace Dewitt rolls along the field and suddenly bounces over the goal. Score!!! Princeton wins 3-0. Football rules are changed shortly thereafter.

1954

Showers of glass mar the inaugural game on Davis Rink's new artificial ice. The combination of crowd and overall humidity from the refrigeration system causes the light bulbs in the ceiling to explode.

1977

"Coach" John Kemeny and former Cleveland Browns quarterback Frank Ryan mastermind strategy against Yale in a game of computer football. Dartmouth wins 7-0.

1994

Jay Fiedler '94 leads the best players in the Ivy League against a Japanese squad in the Epson Bowl. Although the Ivies win 31-14, this is something of a victory for the Japanese. The cumulative score for the three previous Epson Bowls was Ivy League 139, Japan 13.

Football in the 1930s was the snappiest game in town.