2007 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2007 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Dartmouth tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

2007 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
2007 record	3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (8th season)
Captains	Jared Dowdakin Justin Cottrell Taylor Layman Ian Wilson
Home stadium	Memorial Field

2007 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Harvard $		7	–	0					8	–	2
No. 22 Yale		6	–	1					9	–	1
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					5	–	5
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their third consecutive year under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, his eighth year overall, the Big Green compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 347 to 271. Jared Dowdakin, Justin Cottrell, Taylor Layman and Ian Wilson were the team captains. [1]

The Big Green's 3–4 conference record tied with Penn and Princeton for fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 223 to 197 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 15	Colgate*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 28–31 ^OT	5,115	[3]
September 22	at No. 10 New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 31–52	9,560	[4]
September 29	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 21–13	5,929	[5]
October 6	at No. 18 Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–50	24,237	[6]
October 13	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 15–41	5,607	[7]
October 20	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 37–28	8,720	[8]
October 27	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–28	11,005	[9]
November 3	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 59–31	3,711	[10]
November 10	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 35–56	5,119	[11]
November 17	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–17 ^OT	4,017	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Season-by-Season Results: 2000-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 43. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "28 Down, Colgate Wins". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: Colleges". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 16, 2007. p. C24.
4. "Santos Leads UNH; Wildcats Ease Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. pp. C21, C24 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Huober, Ilario (September 30, 2007). "Late Rally Falls Short; Penn Loses Ivy Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hine, Tommy (October 7, 2007). "Big Green with Envy". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 14, 2007). "Before Road Trip, HC Rides Randolph to Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dartmouth 37, Columbia 28". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 21, 2007. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 14, 2007. p. D14.
9. Malloy, Daniel (October 28, 2007). "Big Green Were Ripe for Picking". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Big Red Defense Surrenders 59 Points in Loss to Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. November 5, 2007. pp. 3B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
11. Szostak, Mike (November 11, 2007). "Masterful Performance". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
12. "Louden's Field Goal in OT Lifts Princeton". Courier News. Bridgewater, N.J. November 18, 2007. p. C-9 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Scores". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. November 18, 2007. p. H13.