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.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–7 (2–5 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Penn |
| L 24–55 | 14,324 | [3] | ||
| September 29 | New Hampshire* |
| 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 |
| L 7–21 | 20,088 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | at Cornell | L 10–13 | 16,200 | [8] | |||
| November 3 | Columbia |
| 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] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "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. pp. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 23, 1984). "Penn Pastes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Garron Injured in Costly UNH Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1984. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 7, 1984). "HC Eludes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Apple, Ginny (October 14, 1984). "Elis Bully Winless Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cadigan, Barry (October 21, 1984). "Harvard Wins on the Run, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Gets First Win". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. October 28, 1984. pp. 7E, 2E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robbins, Paul (November 4, 1984). "Dartmouth Whips Columbia". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martone, Art (November 11, 1984). "Dartmouth Looks Like a Winner, 25-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.