Princeton Tigers:

AREA OF STRENGTH Linebacker/Secondary

AREA OF WEAKNESS Offensive Backfield

PLAYERS TO WATCH WR Greg Fields (Sr.), TE Jon Dekker (Sr.), OL Paul Lyons (Sr.), OL Ben Brielmaier (Sr.), LB Justin Stull (Sr.), LB Abi Fadeyi (Sr.), CB Jay McCareins (Sr.), S Tim Strickland (Jr.),

KEY GAMES at Harvard (Oct. 22), at Penn (Nov. 5), vs. Yale (Nov. 12)

2005 OUTLOOK Last season was a tale of two halves for Princeton, as the Tigers sprinted out to a 4-1 start before fading to a 5-5 finish. The collapse down the stretch put Hughes on the hot seat in the minds of the fans, if not the administration. The schedule lends itself to another quick start—Princeton plays three of its first four at home. But with road games against the preseason big three—Brown, Harvard, and Penn—highlighting the second half of the schedule, the Tigers will fizzle down the stretch once again, stumbling to a 2-5 Ivy finish and making Hughes’ future at Princeton even more dubious.

Dartmouth Big Green:

AREA OF STRENGTH Defensive Line

AREA OF WEAKNESS Wide Receiver

PLAYERS TO WATCH QB Charlie Rittgers (Sr.), RB Chad Gaudet (Soph.), WR Ryan Fuselier (Sr.), T Daniel Tootoo (Sr.), T Mike Shannon (Sr.), DE Anthony Gargiulo (Sr.), DT Mike Rabil (Sr.), LB Josh Dooley (Sr.)

KEY GAMES at New Hampshire (Sept. 24), vs. Columbia (Oct. 22), at Harvard (Oct. 29)

2005 OUTLOOK After a disappointing 1-9 campaign and the dismissal of its head coach, Dartmouth brought in Teevens—who led the squad to an Ivy title as a quarterback in 1978 and two championships as a coach in 1990 and 1991—to restore the Big Green program to prominence within the league. Teevens has a lot of work ahead of him, as the glut of talent rests within the senior class and is essentially on one-year rental. With four Ivy home games, including two against Columbia and Princeton, Dartmouth should be able to pick up at least one Ivy win, finishing with a 1-6 mark.

Columbia Lions:

AREA OF STRENGTH Secondary

AREA OF WEAKNESS Offense