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American college football season
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 .
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
W 23–15 11,123
[3]
September 27 at
Holy Cross *
W 35–6 3,000
[4]
October 4
Cornell
W 24–20 6,641
[5]
October 11 at
Fordham *
W 31–10 3,711
[6]
October 18 at
Yale
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
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]
References
^
"Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99" . Hanover, N.H.:
Dartmouth College . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. p. 37. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Juliano, Joe (September 21, 1997).
"Turnovers Plague Quakers in 23-15 Loss to Dartmouth" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C13 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Vellante, John (September 28, 1997).
"Dartmouth Batters HC" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E19 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^
"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.
^ Vellante, John (October 19, 1997).
"Big Green Streak Is Alive at 22" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Lessels, Allen (October 26, 1997).
"Green's Streak Is Ended" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1997).
"Harvard Takes Over Ivy by Pounding Dartmouth" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
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