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Kent Austin Named 26th Football Head Coach at Cornell
Kent Austin, who spent five years as a successful coach in the Canadian Football League and the last two years as offensive coordinator at the University of Mississippi, has been named The Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Cornell Football by Andy Noel, the Meakem*Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education.
Cornell's Jim Knowles to Lead Duke Defense
Jim Knowles '87 has resigned his position as The Roger J. Weiss '61 Coach of Football at Cornell and has accepted the defensive coordinator position at Duke University. He took over the position at his alma mater in January 2004, becoming the 25th head football coach at Cornell and posted a 26-34 record and a 16-26 mark in Ivy play in six years.
Bob Surace Chosen to Lead Princeton Football
Bob Surace ’90, a key member of the 1989 Ivy League champion Princeton football team, has been named the Charles W. Caldwell Jr. ’25 Head Coach of Football at Princeton University, it was announced Dec. 23 by Princeton Director of Athletics Gary Walters ’67.
Brown’s Jasinowski Earns Academic All-America Honors
Brown senior right tackle Paul Jasinowski has been named second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
All-Ivy Football -- 2009
Brown senior wide receiver Buddy Farnham (pic.) and Penn senior linebacker Jake Lewko share the Asa S. Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Football Player of the Year for the first time since the trophy was initiated in 1970.
Ivy Weekly Football Report 11 - 11/23
Harvard junior quarterback Collier Winters threw two touchdown passes of 32 and 41 yards in the waning moments of the fourth quarter to lead the Crimson to a 14-10 victory at Yale in the 126th playing of The Game.
Perfect: Penn Wins 2009 Ivy Football Title
Penn got rushing touchdowns from Lyle Marsh and Keiffer Garton in the first half and two touchdown passes from Garton in the second half to roll 34-0 over Cornell and capture its 14th Ivy League Football title.
Ivy Football Weekend Wrap-Up - 11/21
Check out the weekend that was Ivy Football for November 21.
Ivy Weekly Football Teleconference – 11/17
This week’s Ivy Football Weekly Media Teleconference is now available. Penn head coach Al Bagnoli (pic.) talks about his team’s chance to claim the 2009 Ivy Football title outright with a win over Cornell in the Quakers’ season finale.
Ivy Weekly Football Report 10 - 11/16
Penn senior quarterback Kyle Olson had a stellar day in a driving rainstorm in the Quakers’ 17-7 win over Harvard to win a share of their first Ivy title in six seasons. Olson accounted for both of Penn's touchdowns, throwing for 159 yards and a touchdown on 14-of-24 passing, while also rushing for the game-winning touchdown.
Ivy Football Weekend Wrap-Up - 11/14
Check out the weekend that was in Ivy Football for November 14.
SIRIUS Football Game of the Week Change for Nov. 14
The Ivy League Football Game of the Week for Saturday, November 14 has been changed to the Penn at Harvard game, which kicks off at Noon and can be heard on SIRIUS Channel 130.
Ivy Weekly Football Teleconference – 11/10
This week’s Ivy Football Weekly Media Teleconference is now available. Harvard head coach Tim Murphy (pic.) talks about his team’s big matchup against fellow Ivy unbeaten Penn in Cambridge this Saturday.
Ivy Weekly Football Report 9 - 11/9
Dartmouth freshman quarterback Greg Patton broke the school's single-game rushing record with 243 yards on the ground on 29 carries, plus scored both Big Green touchdowns, in a 20-17 double-overtime victory against Cornell in his first action in a collegiate varsity game.
Ivy Football Weekend Wrap-Up - 11/7
Check out the weekend that was in Ivy Football for November 7.
CoSIDA Names 8 Ivies in Football All-District
The Ivy League boasted eight student-athletes on the annual ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams for football announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Ivy Weekly Football Teleconference – 11/3
This week’s Ivy Football Weekly Media Teleconference is now available. Yale head coach Tom Williams (pic.) talks about his Bulldogs’ come-from-behind win over Columbia and previews his team’s home matchup with Brown.
Ivy Weekly Football Report 8 – 11/2
Harvard junior running back Gino Gordon became the first player on record in school history to total 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in a single game in the Crimson’s 42-21 win over Dartmouth. Gordon tallied 222 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 touches, amassing all of his yardage in three quarters.
Ivy Football Weekend Wrap-Up - 10/31
Check out the weekend that was in Ivy Football for October 31.
Brown’s Jasinowski Named 2009 NFF Scholar-Athlete
Brown senior offensive tackle Paul Jasinowski was named a 2009 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and one of the 16 finalists for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth.
Ivy Weekly Football Teleconference – 10/27
This week’s Ivy Football Weekly Media Teleconference is now available. Princeton head coach Roger Hughes (pic.) talks about his Tigers hosting Cornell on Halloween in Princeton.
Ivy Weekly Football Report 7 - 10/26
Dartmouth sophomore running back Nick Schwieger set a school single-game record with 242 rushing yards on 29 carries, breaking the old record of 229 yards by Al Rosier in 1991, as he lifted the Big Green to a 28-6 victory over Columbia.
Ivy Football Weekend Wrap-Up - 10/24
Check out the weekend that was in Ivy Football for October 24.
Ivy Weekly Football Teleconference – 10/20
This week’s Ivy Football Weekly Media Teleconference is now available. Dartmouth head coach Buddy Teevens (pic.) talks about his Big Green hosting Columbia this Saturday for homecoming in Hanover.
Ivy Weekly Football Report 6 - 10/19
It was a special week in Ivy Football with Cornell's Bryan Walters (pic.) recording an FCS season-high 338 all-purpose yards and a touchdown and Brown's Buddy Farnham recording 309 all-purpose yards, including 10 receptions for 199 yards and an 80-yard score.
Ivy Football Weekend Wrap-Up - 10/17
Check out the weekend that was in Ivy Football for October 17.
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Jimmie Lee Solomon graduated from Dartmouth in 1978 only to go on to attend Harvard Law and become a high-ranking executive at Major League Baseball. The former Big Green football player and trackster recently visited his high school alma mater in rural Texas for the first time in three decades to deliver a special message.
No matter the role, Cornell’s Kevin Boothe is ready to do his part either on the football field for the New York Giants or bringing smiles to children during the holiday season.
Harvard football players took to the river last weekend with a volunteer effort in conjunction with 
Bill O'Brien has been praised as a good teammate and great leader going back to his days as a Brown football player in the early 1990's. Today, the former Bear has translated those skills into the coaching profession, as he looks to guide one of the most potent offenses in the NFL.
With three championships since 1999, and two in the last four years, Phil Estes has delivered the kind of numbers that make him arguably the best football coach in the history of Brown University. His way has brought about a resurgence of Bears football.