NCAA FCS

Cornell at

Dartmouth

• When and where: Saturday (12:30 p.m.) at Memorial Field, Hanover
• Team records: Dartmouth is 1-6 (1-3 Ivy League). Cornell is 2-5 (1-3 Ivy League).
• 2008 result: Cornell defeated Dartmouth 37-14.
• Noteworthy: One week after setting the Dartmouth single-game rushing record with 242 yards, sophomore running back Nick Schwieger saw his season come to an end with a broken finger suffered in last week's 42-21 loss at Harvard. ... Special teams play continues to be a highlight for the Big Green. Against Harvard, Dartmouth blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown, picked up a first down on a fake field goal and recovered a kickoff. Sophomore Shawn Abuhoff is among the FCS leaders in kickoff return yardage with 27 yards per return. ... Dartmouth junior wide receiver Tanner Scott had seven catches for 116 yards and a TD against Harvard. Peter Pidermann and Garrett Wymore led the Big Green on defense with 12 tackles each. ... Dartmouth has faced the most difficult schedule in FCS, with opponents winning nearly 70 percent of their games. ... The Dartmouth-Cornell series has been played every year since 1919, the second-longest continual stretch in the country (Lafayette-Lehigh). Dartmouth leads the series 51-40-1. ... Cornell has lost five straight after a 2-0 start. ... The Big Red has given up six pass plays of 45 yards or more in the last three games. ... Cornell senior Bryan Walters needs five punt return yards to break the all-time Ivy League record. ... Dartmouth sophomore tight end John Gallagher was honored as a member of ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District 1 team. Gallagher has a 3.67 GPA and is second on the Big Green with 20 receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown.

                                                                        -- Capsule compiled by Ed Flaherty