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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