sports rooney 12 start big green 
 after losing consecutive games despite strong season opening victory colgate university dartmouth football head coach buddy teevens turn quarterback games saturday big green 1 3 0 2 ivy plays college holy cross worcester mass dan rooney ’12 make career start big green looks kick losing streak final conference game rooney attempted just seven passes dartmouth career teevens said needed provide spark passing offense ranks 114th 120 football championship subdivision teams dartmouth’s offensive line currently averages just 117 pass yards trying consistency quarterback spotâ€ teevens said “we’re primarily running football team productive pass offense balances things haven’t decided shake things said excited teevans told start knows perform high level wants continue playing team

“the running game’s season guys nick schwieger ’12 dominick pierre ’14 offense moving right directionâ€ rooney said “coach just looking guy that’s going perform level we’re looking points gay ’14 started dartmouth yale university week place conner kempe ’12 started big green’s previous 13 games dating season gay pulled halftime 30 0 loss completing just 11 passes 14 yards sacked twice

the presumptive starter beginning season kempe unable improve completion percentage season stood 542 percent defense deserves blame dartmouth’s 1 3 start kempe’s numbers telling senior completed just 484 percent passes 444 yards games thrown just touchdowns given turns rooney hopes squeezing success remainder productive past hasn’t played lot varsity levelâ€ teevens said “he’s steady practice big thing consistency pass game expectation he’ll perform missing key targets saturday captain tim mcmanus ’11 younger brother ryan mcmanus ’15 miss game injuries tim sidelined took hard hit head second quarter dartmouth’s game university pennsylvania weeks ago ryan sustained similar injury catching passes week’s loss said tim mcmanus taken longer expected return big green risks nature head injury

the team’s primary bright spot season come special teams play opponents wised america return captain shawn abuhoff ’12 kicking away possible managed return punt touchdown big green blocked kicks tied chris wilkerson sam mccorkle great job thatâ€ teevens said “we spend lot time best guys blocked extra point year’s 27 19 victory holy cross 2 3 1 0 patriot hanover big green forced turnovers day ran victory 169 rushing yards crusaders tough opponent big green beat crusaders’ losses points faced ivy league opponents far beating harvard university losing brown university week impressive performance likely came 39 32 loss road university new hampshire currently sixth ranked team plays holy cross 1 pm saturday

