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INSTANT REPLAY

Sept/Oct 2007
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INSTANT REPLAY
Sept/Oct 2007

The most memorable games in Dartmouthfootball's 125-year history.

1. 1965 DARTMOUTH 28, PRINCETON 14 Both teams enter the game unbeaten, but only one walks away with the Lambert Trophy that year.

2. 1925 DARTMOUTH 62, CORNELL 14 A record crowd of 12,000 watches Jim "Swede" Oberlander '26 heave six TD passes at Memorial Field.

3. 1940 DARTMOUTH 3, CORNELL 0 The fifth-down game that Cornell conceded two days after the fact (see story at left).

4. 1970 DARTMOUTH 10, YALE 0 Coach Bob Biackman leads Dartmouth to his third undefeated season thanks, in part, to this midseason shutout of the undefeated Bulldogs at the Yale Bowl.

6. 1931 DARTMOUTH 33, YALE 33 Dartmouth comes back from a 33-10 deficit to earn a moral victory against its longtime nemesis.

7. 1973 DARTMOUTH 24, HARVARD 18 Future Super Bowler Reggie Williams '76 leads the defense in this stunning upset of the Crimson.

8. 1973 DARTMOUTH 24, CORNELL 14 Heisman Trophy candidate Ed Marinaro rushes for 177 yards but it isn't enough to help Cornell at Memorial Field. Both teams finish the season 8-1 as co-champs of the Ivy League.

9. 1996 DARTMOUTH 24, PENN 22 ATD pass with 19 seconds remaining lifts Dartmouth in the first of 10 consecutive victories and another championship season.

10. 1919 DARTMOUTH 20, PENN 19 Dartmouth regains national prominence with a thrilling win over powerhouse Penn at a packed Polo Grounds in New York.

For more details about these games, see "BigGreen Glory"by Jack DeGange in the December 1999 issue of DAM.