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GAME INFORMATION
Game #8: Dartmouth at Cornell
Kickoff: Saturday, Nov. 6, at 12:30 p.m. ET
Site: Schoellkopf Field (25,597), Ithaca, N.Y.
2010 Records: Dartmouth (4-3, 1-3 Ivy); Cornell (2-5, 1-3 Ivy)
Series Record: Dartmouth leads 52-40-1
Last Meeting: Dartmouth won 20-17 (2OT), Nov. 7, 2009, in Hanover, N.H.
Radio: WHCU 870 AM, Barry Leonard (play-by-play), Buck Briggs (color)
Live Stats: Available at www.CornellBigRed.com
Live Video: Available at www.IBNSports.com
Tickets: Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR

HEAD COACH KENT AUSTIN
Kent  Austin, the Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Football, is in his first season at the helm of the Big Red (2-5 overall, .286; 1-3 Ivy, .250) ... Austin has won CFL Grey Cups as a player, assistant coach and head coach ... most recently the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Ole Miss, Austin was hired as head coach on Jan. 27, 2010.

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ITHACA, N.Y. — On the 70th anniversary of one of the most famous games in college football history, one of the longest uninterrupted series will continue with two teams looking to climb the Ivy standings and finish 2010 strong when Cornell plays host to Dartmouth on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 12:30 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field. You can listen to the game locally on WHCU 870 AM with Barry Leonard and Buck Briggs on the call, or watch the game at no charge on IBNSports.com.

Both teams enter the contest with identical 1-3 records in conference play and are attempting to get on a roll late in the season while building for next year. Dartmouth opened the season with wins over Bucknell and Sacred Heart before an overtime loss at Ivy unbeaten Penn, but conference losses to Yale and Harvard at home have dashed the Big Green's Ivy title hopes. Cornell, meanwhile, is looking to build off last week's win while playing the youngest unit in the Ancient Eight.

While playing a lineup made up of primarily freshmen and sophomores, the Big Red were able to survive another wild Cornell-Princeton finish. With a freshman starting at quarterback and tailback, Cornell piled up a season-high 410 yards of total offense. Jeff Mathews hit a pair of sophomores, Kurt Ondash and Luke Tasker, for touchdowns and freshman defensive end Kevin Marchand ran in a fumble from 2-yards out for another score after sophomore linebacker Cody Roberts forced the miscue with a sack. Grant Gellatly, another of the talented freshmen, rushed for a career-high 97 yards and caught eight passes for 42 yards in a workman-like performance. Freshman Kevin Laird came off the bench and posted a career-best nine tackles at free safety.

But while young players made their mark in front of the home fans at Schoellkopf in the 21-19 win, it was a senior who put the game away.

Cornerback Emani Fenton, who has played at an All-Ivy level all season, broke up the game-tying two-point conversion with under six minutes to play in the fourth quarter, then intercepted a pass in the end zone with 23 seconds left to seal the victory. He ended the day with five big tackles, three pass breakups and an interception.

Dartmouth and head coach Buddy Teevens bring a potent rushing attack into the game, led by tailback Nick Schwieger. The junior paces the Ancient Eight in rushing (129.7 ypg., 7 touchdowns) and has piled up over 1,000 all-purpose yards. Senior cornerback Shawn Abuhoff has also been exceptional, intercepting three passes and leading the Ivy League in punt returns with a pair of touchdowns and an average of better than 15 yards per return.

The second-longest uninterrupted series in college football (the teams have played every year since 1919) is also remembered this season because of the 70th anniversary of the Fifth Down Game. Remembered as arguably the greatest display of sportsmanship in college athletics, the 1940 Cornell football team, ranked No. 1 in the country and riding an 18-game win streak, surrendered an apparent 7-3 victory to Dartmouth after finding out its score on the last play of the game came on a mistaken fifth down. The decision to give Dartmouth the victory remains the only time a football game has been decided off the field after the game had been played.

A WIN OVER DARTMOUTH WOULD:
• surpass the 2009 win total overall (2-8) and in Ivy play (1-6).
• even Austin's record at Schoellkopf Field (2-2).
• be the eighth in the last 11 meetings against the Big Green and reduce Dartmouth's lead in the all-time series to 52-41-1).
• give Cornell its first win streak since taking the first two games of the 2009 campaign.
• be the 619th in program history (10th most in the Football Championship Subdivision).

THE CORNELL-DARTMOUTH SERIES: (Dartmouth leads 52-40-1) This will be the 94th meeting between Cornell and Dartmouth, with the Big Green holding a 52-40-1 lead in the series. The two teams first met in 1900, a 23-6 Cornell win. The two teams have been fairly evenly matched in recent years, with 11 of the last 17 meetings being decided by a touchdown or less (Cornell holds a 10-7 lead during that stretch). Included was a 20-17 Dartmouth win in double overtime last season in Hanover, N.H.

REVIEWING LAST YEAR'S GAME VS. DARTMOUTH (Nov. 7, 2009 in Hanover, N.H.): Dartmouth overcame a 10-0 fourth quarter deficit behind Greg Patton's Big Green single-game rushing record of 243 yards to capture a 20-17 double overtime victory over the Big Red at Memorial Field. Foley Schmidt's 40-yard field goal proved to be the difference. Quarterback Ben Ganter tossed for two touchdown passes, one to Ben Moody and one to Bryan Walters in overtime, but were undone by Patton's signature performance. Making his first varsity appearance and taking snaps out of the Wildcat formation, the rookie ran over, around and through a Cornell defense that held the Big Green off the scoreboard for three quarters and forced four Dartmouth turnovers. Patton scored both of the home team's touchdowns, including one in the first overtime that guaranteed more football. Walters had three punt returns for 23 yards, enough to become the second Ivy League player to surpass 900 yards in a career and pushing him past Penn's Mark Fabish to end with 921 yards. Ganter was 18-of-33 passing for 133 yards and two scores, while Randy Barbour rushed for 94 yards. Defensively, Dempsey Quinn had 16 tackles and Anthony Ambrosi had three tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble. Punter Drew Alston had a pair of punts that went 50+ yards and placed five of his six kicks inside Dartmouth's 20-yard line while averaging 42.3 yards per effort. In a game that featured nine turnovers, three missed field goals, 842 total yards, but just two total touchdowns in regulation, Dartmouth escaped with its second straight crazy victory over the Big Red in Hanover.

STORIED RIVALRIES: The Big Red is involved in three of the top 20 most-played rivalries in college football. Heading into the 2010 campaign, the Cornell-Penn series ranks fifth in most games played with 117. The 97 meetings between Cornell and Columbia ranks 12th, while the Cornell-Colgate rivalry stands 17th with 93 games played. The Cornell-Dartmouth and the Cornell-Penn series are the second-longest uninterrupted active series, as the teams have met every season since 1919, a span of 91 years. They trail only the Lafayette-Lehigh series, which has been played every year since 1897.

INTERESTING NOTES FROM THE 2009 MEETING VS. DARTMOUTH:
• Bryan Walters became the Ivy League's career punt return yardage leader with his 23 yards on three returns. He passed Penn's Mark Fabish's 902 yards and ended the day with 921.
• Anthony Ambrosi was dominant, particularly in the first half when he made five tackles, including two sacks, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble that Cornell recovered.
• Punter Drew Alston averaged 42.3 yards on six kicks, including a 58-yarder, and allowed just one punt return yard. He pinned five of his six punts inside the 20.
• Ben Moody's first career reception was a 16-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
• Dempsey Quinn had a career-high 16 tackles. He also forced and recovered a fumble.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
• A pair of teams looking to climb the Ivy League standings will meet when 1-3 Cornell and 1-3 Dartmouth square off at Schoellkopf Field.
• The second-longest uninterrupted active series in college football will play continue for the 92nd straight year. The two teams have met every season since 1919.
• It will be the 70th anniversary of the Fifth Down game, the 1940 contest that saw Cornell surrender a 7-3 win after reviewing film and realizing it scored on the last play of the game on a mistaken fifth down.

NOTING THE PRINCETON GAME:
• Senior Emani Fenton broke up a game-tying two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter and intercepted a pass in the end zone with 23 seconds remaining to seal the win. He now has four interceptions in four Ivy League games.
• Freshman quarterback Jeff Mathews set freshman records for pass attempts (44) and completions (28) and tied the record for touchdown passes (two) in a game. He also caught his own pass, a batted ball.
• Sophomore wide receiver Kurt Ondash scored his first career touchdown on a 2-yard pass, while classmate Kevin Marchand scored his first career TD as well on a 2-yard fumble return.
• Freshman Justin Harris made his first career start at defensive end.
• Freshman defensive tackle Tre' Minor also made his first collegiate appearance.
• Sophomore linebacker Cody Roberts posted his first career sack and forced the fumble Marchand recovered for a touchdown.
• Freshman tailback Grant Gellatly had a career-best 97-yard effort on 22 carries and also caught a career-high eight passes for 42 yards.
• Freshman Kevin Laird came off the bench to lead the team with nine tackles.
• Sophomore safety Michael Hernandez intercepted his first career pass.

UP NEXT: The Big Red will hit the road for the final time during the 2010 campaign when it visits Columbia on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 12:30 p.m. at Wien Stadium.