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Ivy Football Has Wacky, Wild Week

THE IVY ROUNDUP

The Crimson will use the momentum from its Dartmouth win to spring into action against Brown at home this Saturday.

Dartmouth wasn't without its game highlight, however. Big Green defensive back/punt returner Brian White, who averages 29.1 yards per kick return, gave the home fans a treat with his school-record tying 98-yard kick return for a touchdown. It was the first touchdown kick return for Dartmouth since 1980.

The touchdown paled in comparison to the play of Crimson sophomore running back Eion Hu and junior quarterback Vin Ferrara. Both are soaring after winning Ivy League Rookie-and and Offensive Player of the Week honors, respectively.

Ferrara befuddled Dartmouth's defense all afternoon, completing 19-of-22 passes for 302 yards. At one point he completed 16 straight passes against a defensive unit that hadn't allowed more than 20 points in a game this season.

Ferrara used seven different receivers during the sixth best passing performance in school history, to earn offensive player of the week honors for the second time this year.

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Hu was named rookie of the week for an amazing fourth time this season with an outstanding rushing performance against the Big Green. He ran for a career-high 166 yards on 38 carries, and had one-yard and four-yard touchdown runs.

Hu was one carry shy of the school record in his third straight 100-yard rushing game, his fourth overall, of the season. Hu is the first player in 11 years to have four 100-yard rushing games in season.

Hu needs 295 yards in his last three games to become only the second back in school history to roll up better than 1000 yards. With 350 yards, he will break the school record.

With only three games left in the season, the Ivy League is a toss-up between Penn and Cornell for Ivy League champion and a dog-fight among the other six teams for second and third place.

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