1985 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1985 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished sixth in the Ivy League.

1985 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
1985 record	2–7–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Yukica (8th season)
Captains	Robert Brown Leonard Fontes
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1985 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their eighth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the Big Green compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored 199 to 144. Robert Brown and Leonard Fontes were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 2–4–1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 105 to 95 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 3–10	10,985	[3]
September 28	at New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 7–23	9,121	[4]
October 5	Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–17	3,100	[5]
October 12	Colgate*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 28–54	9,434	[6]
October 19	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–17	15,800	[7]
October 26	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 20–17	16,000	[8]
November 2	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	T 17–17	14,018	[9]
November 9	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 34–3	6,013	[10]
November 16	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–22	7,465	[11]
November 23	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–19	19,802	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Roberts, Ernie (September 22, 1985). "Princeton Grinds, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1985). "UNH, Garron Bolt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Roberts, Ernie (October 6, 1985). "HC Muddles Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Craig, Jack (October 13, 1985). "Colgate Cruises, 54-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Monahan, Bob (October 20, 1985). "Harvard Grinds Down Dartmouth, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 27, 1985). "Cornell Falls Short Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Roberts, Ernie (November 3, 1985). "Yale Tied Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Make It 19 Straight Losses for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 10, 1985. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Roberts, Ernie (November 17, 1985). "It's a Brown-Out, 22-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Newman, Chuck (November 24, 1985). "Quakers Down Dartmouth for 4th Straight Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.