1994 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1994 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for last place in the Ivy League.

1994 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
1994 record	4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (3rd season)
Captains	Josh Bloom Hunter Buckner
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1994 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its third season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 187 to 166. Josh Bloom and Hunter Buckner were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 138 to 92 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 17	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 16–20		[1]
September 24	No. 18 Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 11–13	8,024	[3]
October 1	Fordham*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 31–14	5,101	[4]
October 8	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 27–15	5,989	[5]
October 15	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 14–13	15,150	[6]
October 22	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–17	10,863	[7]
October 29	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 12–35	9,529	[8]
November 5	Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 14–13	4,115	[9]
November 12	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–27	4,021	[10]
November 19	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–20	10,011	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the 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. pp. 35–36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Lessels, Allen (September 25, 1994). "Dartmouth Pinned by Penn's Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Haley, Tom (October 2, 1994). "Dartmouth's Defense Shuts Down Fordham, 31-14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 2, 1994. p. 10-B.
5. Meixell, Ted (October 9, 1994). "Leopards' Loss Is No Surprise". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 1994. p. 61.
6. Doyle, Paul (October 16, 1994). "Two-Point Conversion Lifts Dartmouth Over Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Read, Dennis (October 24, 1994). "Pulling Out a Last-Minute CU Miracle". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 30, 1994). "About-Face for Harvard: Crimson Marches Over Dartmouth with Surprising Ease". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1994. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brown 27, Dartmouth 14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 13, 1994. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Brown, 27-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 13, 1994. p. 63.
11. Bruns, John (November 20, 1994). "Princeton Finishes Year Victorious". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.