1997 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1997 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second in the Ivy League.

1997 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
1997 record	8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (6th season)
Captains	William Harper Lloyd Lee Zachary Walz
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1997 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Harvard $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Dartmouth		6	–	1					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					7	–	3
Cornell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					6	–	4
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
Penn *		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion * Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player

In their sixth season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 208 to 165. William Harper, Lloyd Lee and Zachary Walz were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 116 to 103.[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 20	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 23–15	11,123	[3]
September 27	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 35–6	3,000	[4]
October 4	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 24–20	6,641	[5]
October 11	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 31–10	3,711	[6]
October 18	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–7	17,973	[7]
October 25	Lehigh*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 26–46	4,525	[8]
November 1	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 0–24	13,111	[9]
November 8	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 23–21	1,375	[10]
November 15	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 13–7	2,515	[11]
November 22	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 12–9 ^OT	3,022	[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. 37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Juliano, Joe (September 21, 1997). "Turnovers Plague Quakers in 23-15 Loss to Dartmouth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Vellante, John (September 28, 1997). "Dartmouth Batters HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. McShea, Keith (October 6, 1997). "A Green Day in Hanover: Dartmouth Rallies Past CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Dartmouth Easily Defeats Fordham". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. October 12, 1997. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 1997. p. C17.
7. Vellante, John (October 19, 1997). "Big Green Streak Is Alive at 22". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Lessels, Allen (October 26, 1997). "Green's Streak Is Ended". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1997). "Harvard Takes Over Ivy by Pounding Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dartmouth 23, Columbia 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 9, 1997. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scores and I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 9, 1997. p. 6D.
11. Haley, Tom (November 16, 1997). "Dartmouth Remains Alive in Ivy Race, Downs Brown". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy/Patriot Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 1997. p. D16.
12. Haley, Tom (November 23, 1997). "Bittersweet Win for Dartmouth". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 23, 1997. p. S-5.