1994 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1994 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for last place in the Ivy League.

1994 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–6 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger Hughes (3rd season)
Captains
  • Josh Bloom
  • Hunter Buckner
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Penn $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Brown 4 3 0 7 3 0
Princeton 4 3 0 7 3 0
Cornell 3 4 0 6 4 0
Columbia 3 4 0 5 4 1
Yale 3 4 0 5 5 0
Dartmouth 2 5 0 4 6 0
Harvard 2 5 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its third season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored 187 to 166. Josh Bloom and Hunter Buckner were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 138 to 92 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Colgate* L 16–20 [1]
September 24 No. 18 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 11–13 8,024 [3]
October 1 Fordham*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 31–14 5,101 [4]
October 8 at Lafayette* W 27–15 5,989 [5]
October 15 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 14–13 15,150 [6]
October 22 at Cornell L 14–17 10,863 [7]
October 29 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 12–35 9,529 [8]
November 5 Columbia W 14–13 4,115 [9]
November 12 at Brown L 14–27 4,021 [10]
November 19 at Princeton L 13–20 10,011 [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. 35–36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Lessels, Allen (September 25, 1994). "Dartmouth Pinned by Penn's Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Haley, Tom (October 2, 1994). "Dartmouth's Defense Shuts Down Fordham, 31-14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 2, 1994. p. 10-B.
  5. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 9, 1994). "Leopards' Loss Is No Surprise". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 9, 1994. p. 61.
  6. ^ Doyle, Paul (October 16, 1994). "Two-Point Conversion Lifts Dartmouth Over Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Read, Dennis (October 24, 1994). "Pulling Out a Last-Minute CU Miracle". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 30, 1994). "About-Face for Harvard: Crimson Marches Over Dartmouth with Surprising Ease". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dartmouth Fends Off Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 6, 1994. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brown 27, Dartmouth 14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 13, 1994. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Brown, 27-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 13, 1994. p. 63.
  11. ^ Bruns, John (November 20, 1994). "Princeton Finishes Year Victorious". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.