| 1997 Dartmouth Big Green football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 Ivy) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger Hughes (6th season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard $ | 7 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn * | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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| 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* |
| L 26–46 | 4,525 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | Harvard |
| L 0–24 | 13,111 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Columbia | W 23–21 | 1,375 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | Brown |
| W 13–7 | 2,515 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | Princeton |
| W 12–9 OT | 3,022 | [12] | ||
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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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