Fans feverish after first football win

One win does not a season make. But a new coach, a new system and most of all, a convincing 24-0 victory at Franklin Field against Colgate University Saturday has the University campus feeling football fever. "I'm psyched because it's the first shut out since I've been here," Engineering senior Ian Grigg said yesterday. "I can't believe we made that [49 yard] field goal. That was unbelievable." Grigg and other Quaker fans were impressed with new coach Al Bagnoli's "exciting style," which included a number of trick plays. "I like the new coach's aggressive style," College sophomore Jamey Tesler said. "It's a contrast to [former coach Gary] Steele's conservative style." College sophomore Tim Henwood said that before the game he did not know what to expect, but that the game turned out to be "pretty exciting." " he attitude] is a lot different than last year," Henwood added. "Bagnoli looks like a good coach. They're very organized." Wharton senior Charles McLoud said the win "gives you a great expectation for the year." In fact, McLoud said he thinks the football team is capable of winning the Ivy League title. But several fans said they could not gauge how well the Quakers will do this season from one non-conference victory. "Hopefully, they're on the way back up," Henwood said. "But it's hard to tell after one game." Grigg also said it is too soon to tell, but said this year's team looks "promising." Engineering sophomore Matt Keegan said that if the Quakers play as well in the Ivy League as they did against Colgate, then the team will be "unbeatable." But he added that a repeat of last Saturday's dismal second half performance against Dartmouth will mean a "winless" conference schedule. Judging from the Quakers' performance, fans said attendance at the games will increase this year. "There will be pretty good crowds if we get a couple of wins," Henwood said. "The new wide open style should draw more fans," Wharton sophomore Todd Saxon said. "The games last year got very boring. Now, they're unpredictable." Saxon added that he will "definitely" go to more football games this year. College senior Bill Arent recalls being told early in his freshman year that the University's football team was consistently the best in the Ivy League. "But each year we got worse and worse," Arent said. Arent did not go to Saturday's contest, but after hearing about the Quakers' victory, he said he would try to attend a couple of games this year.

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