1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team

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1986 Dartmouth Big Green football
Dartmouth College Big Green logo.svg
ConferenceIvy League
1986 record3–6–1 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (3rd season)
Captains
  • David Gabianelli
  • Russell Gardner
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Cornell 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Brown 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In its ninth and final season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record and was outscored 272 to 188. David Gabianelli and Russell Gardner were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 169 to 113.[2]

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–21 7,260 [3]
September 27 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 12–66 9,927 [4]
October 4 at Navy*
L 0–45 31,543 [5]
October 11 at No. 9 Holy Cross*
L 7–48 14,171 [6]
October 18 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 26–42 15,618 [7]
October 25 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 7–10 8,137 [8]
November 1 at Yale
W 39–13 17,170 [9]
November 8 Columbia
W 41–0 2,210 [10]
November 15 at Brown
T 21–21 6,350 [11]
November 22 at Princeton
W 28–6 8,200 [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. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 21, 1986). "Penn Tramples Dartmouth, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reinert, Bob (September 28, 1986). "UNH Annihilates Dartmouth, 66-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Free, Bill (October 5, 1986). "Middies Shut Out Dartmouth". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (October 12, 1986). "Lockbaum Lifts HC, 48-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Reinert, Bob (October 19, 1986). "Yohe's Offense the Key; Harvard Tramples Dartmouth, 42-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinert, Bob (October 26, 1986). "Cornell Sacks Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Sudyk, Bob (November 2, 1986). "Beleaguered Yukica, Dartmouth Savor Rout of Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Craig, Jack (November 9, 1986). "Dartmouth Flattens Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brown 21, Dartmouth 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 1986. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Esterman, Sue (November 23, 1986). "Easy Win over Princeton Sends Away Green Coach". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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