Two weeks after taking on unbeaten and nationally ranked Princeton, the Big Red will face unbeaten and nationally ranked Dartmouth. Like its long and storied history with Princeton and last weekend's foe, Penn, the Big Red and Big Green series is full of colorful moments. Now, in the 150th season of college football, Cornell will attempt to pull off the most unlikely upset between the two teams since - maybe - the celebrated "Fifth Down Game" of 1940.

• The 12th-ranked Dartmouth Big Green are a perfect 8-0 this season and 20-1 over its last 21 games after a thorough 27-10 beating of Princeton last weekend at Yankee Stadium.
• The Big Green has the inside track for its 26th Ivy title on the gridiron and its second in the last five years, with a win giving Dartmouth at least a share of the title.
• Dartmouth's defense, ranked fifth overall and first in scoring defense, is led by senior captains Jack Traynor (59 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions) and Isiah Swann (20 tackles, two interceptions).
• Opposing offenses are averaging just 292.3 yards per game and are scoring just 10.1 points per outing.
• The balanced offense is scoring 36 points per game with 203.5 yards per game through the air and 182.4 on the ground.
• Leading rusher Jared Gerbino (366 yards, six touchdowns) has accounted for 15 total touchdowns while splitting time at quarterback with Derek Kyler (seven touchdown passes).
• Drew Estrada (34 receptions, 593 yards, six touchdowns) and Hunter Hagdorn (24 receptions, 293 yards, three touchdowns) are the only players with more than 10 catches and have been the focus in the passing game.
• Dartmouth grad Buddy Teevens in his second go-around as head coach at his alma mater and sports a 104-92-2 record in those 20 seasons and 138-168-2 in 30 years at four schools (Dartmouth, Maine, Tulane, Stanford).
• Teevens helped the Big Green win a share of the 2015 Ivy League title.
 

The Series

• This will be the 103rd meeting between Cornell and Dartmouth, with the Big Green holding a 61-40-1 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 12 of the last 26 meetings being decided by a touchdown or less (Dartmouth leads 16-10 during that stretch).
• The Big Green has won 10 straight meetings in the series, including a 35-24 win last season in Ithaca.
• The 2019 meeting between the Big Red and Big Green is also the 79th anniversary of the famed Fifth-Down Game.
• Played on Nov. 16, 1940 in Hanover, N.H., top-ranked Cornell improved to 6-0 with a 7-3 victory over Dartmouth, scoring on the game's final play.
• After reviewing game film on Monday, Coach Carl Snavely and acting athletic director Robert J. Kane wired Dartmouth officials to tell them Cornell scored on an inadvertent fifth down.
• Though there were no rules compelling the outcome to be changed, in an unprecedented act of sportsmanship, the Big Red relinquished claims to the win. The Big Green accepted the forfeit, winning the contest 3-0.
• It remains the only time a collegiate sporting contest has been decided off the field after the completion of a game.
 

2019 Dartmouth Football Head Coach

Head Coach: Buddy Teevens (Dartmouth '79)
     Record at Dartmouth: 104-92-2, 20th season
     Overall Record: 138-169-2, 30th season
 

2019 Dartmouth Football Information

2019 Captains: Isiah Swann, Jack Traynor
2018 Record: 9-1
     Home/Away: 5-0/4-1
2018 Ivy League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
Starters Returning/Lost: 14/12
Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6
Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5
 

Dartmouth Football Historical Information

First Year of Football: 1881
Overall All-Time Record: 714-457-46 (.606)
Overall Ivy League Record: 253-170-9 (.596)