1987 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1987 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1987 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
1987 record2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Matthew Drury
  • Brett Matthews
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1987 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
Brown 5 2 0  7 3 0
Yale 5 2 0  7 3 0
Princeton 4 3 0  6 4 0
Cornell 4 3 0  5 5 0
Penn 3 4 0  4 6 0
Dartmouth 1 6 0  2 8 0
Columbia 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

In their first season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the Big Green compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 302 to 113. Matthew Drury and Brett Matthews were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 192 to 46 by Ivy opponents.[2] The team's only league win was a two-point victory over Columbia, a team in the midst of a five-year losing streak.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 3–34 8,919 [3]
September 26 at New Hampshire* L 3–41 10,207 [4]
October 3 Davidson*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 38–7 6,103 [5]
October 10 No. 1 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 23–62 11,109 [6]
October 17 at Harvard L 3–42 20,500 [7]
October 24 at Cornell L 14–21 10,500 [8]
October 31 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–17 11,131 [9]
November 7 at Columbia W 12–10 6,875 [10]
November 14 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 0–19 6,114 [11]
November 21 at Penn L 7–49 4,620 [12]

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. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Roberts, Ernie (September 20, 1987). "Tigers Roar; Garrett Brothers Fire Up Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Marrapese, Nancy L. (September 27, 1987). "A One-Sided End to Rivalry; New Hampshire Rolls over Dartmouth in Last Meeting, 41-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Quirk, Kevin (October 4, 1987). "Davidson's Losing Streak at 16 After Loss to Dartmouth". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 17D via Newspapers.com.
  6. Marrapese, Nancy L. (October 11, 1987). "Another Blowout by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 73 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Concannon, Joe (October 18, 1987). "Harvard Rolls It Up, 42-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 26, 1987). "Cornell Overcomes Mistakes to Defeat Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Craig, Jack (November 1, 1987). "Yale Comes Up Big over Dartmouth, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "A Missed Field Goal, a 39th Columbia Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 8, 1987. p. 13-D via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Donovan, Brown Run Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. 74 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Newman, Chuck (November 22, 1987). "Flynn's 5 TDs Propel Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C via Newspapers.com.
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