1984 Dartmouth Big Green football team

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1984 Dartmouth Big Green football
Dartmouth College Big Green logo.svg
ConferenceIvy League
1984 record2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (1st season)
Captains
  • Donald Pomeroy
  • Richard Weissman
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Dartmouth 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1984 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its seventh season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 2–7 record but was outscored 222 to 174. Donald Pomeroy and Richard Weissman were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 158 to 144 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 24–55 14,324 [3]
September 29 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 10–38 11,667 [4]
October 6 at No. 3 Holy Cross*
L 20–30 19,061 [5]
October 13 at Yale
L 18–28 25,372 [6]
October 20 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 7–21 20,088 [7]
October 27 at Cornell
L 10–13 16,200 [8]
November 3 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 41–9 5,685 [9]
November 10 at Brown
W 27–11 10,248 [10]
November 17 at Princeton
L 17–21 11,205 [11]

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. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 23, 1984). "Penn Pastes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Garron Injured in Costly UNH Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1984. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Powers, John (October 7, 1984). "HC Eludes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Apple, Ginny (October 14, 1984). "Elis Bully Winless Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cadigan, Barry (October 21, 1984). "Harvard Wins on the Run, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cornell Gets First Win". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 28, 1984. pp. 7E, 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Robbins, Paul (November 4, 1984). "Dartmouth Whips Columbia". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Martone, Art (November 11, 1984). "Dartmouth Looks Like a Winner, 25-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Faryniaz, Kirk (November 18, 1984). "Big Green Season Ends 21-17 on Losing Note at Princeton". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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