Friday, 3 December 2004, the DTM Dynamos, at long last, regained their former sporting glory as they won a victory against the GL Pistons in this year’s Fall Mud Cup. After the first scheduled game was cancelled due to weather, spirits on campus were running a bit low and there were questions as to whether or not there would actually be a Fall Mud Cup. However, after some wrangling over dates and times, the teams managed to come together on what turned out to be a beautiful afternoon, despite strong winds from the northwest. DTM employed a strong defense throughout the game in a bid to hold off GL’s usual offensive onslaught and in the climactic moment in the middle of the first half, Brian Savage, a postdoctoral fellow with the seismology group, executed an Earth-shattering corner that quickly found its way into the goal—the only goal scored during the game.

Despite being granted a penalty kick by the referee in the second half the Pistons did not manage to score, and so the game ended with a 1-0 victory for DTM—the first win for the team since 3 August 2000. Captained brilliantly by Henner Busemann, the Dynamos played with finesse and determination. As Henner said, it was a case of "brains over muscle."

In a low-key ceremony on Monday, 6 December, Wes Huntress, director of the Geophysical Laboratory, returned the slightly dusty cup to its proper place, upon the desk of DTM’s director, Sean Solomon.

To view photos of the game please click here