2007 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2007 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Dartmouth tied for fourth in the Ivy League. Dartmouth averaged 5,497 fans per game.

2007 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jared Dowdakin
  • Justin Cottrell
  • Taylor Layman
  • Ian Wilson
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Harvard $   7 0     8 2  
No. 22 Yale   6 1     9 1  
Brown   4 3     5 5  
Penn   3 4     4 6  
Princeton   3 4     4 6  
Dartmouth   3 4     3 7  
Cornell   2 5     5 5  
Columbia   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their third consecutive year under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, his eighth year overall, the Big Green compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 347 to 271. Jared Dowdakin, Justin Cottrell, Taylor Layman and Ian Wilson were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 3–4 conference record tied with Penn and Princeton for fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 223 to 197 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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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Colgate* L 28–31 OT 5,115 [3]
September 22 12:00 p.m. at No. 10 New Hampshire* WMUR L 31–52 9,560 [4]
September 29 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 21–13 5,929 [5]
October 6 at No. 18 Yale L 10–50 24,237 [6]
October 13 at Holy Cross* L 15–41 5,607 [7]
October 20 Columbia 
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 37–28 8,720 [8]
October 27 at Harvard L 21–28 11,005 [9]
November 3 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 59–31 3,711 [10]
November 10 at Brown L 35–56 5,119 [11]
November 17 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–17 OT 4,017 [12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 2000-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 43. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "28 Down, Colgate Wins". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: Colleges". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 16, 2007. p. C24.
  4. ^ "Santos Leads UNH; Wildcats Ease Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. pp. C21, C24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Huober, Ilario (September 30, 2007). "Late Rally Falls Short; Penn Loses Ivy Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hine, Tommy (October 7, 2007). "Big Green with Envy". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Toland, Jennifer (October 14, 2007). "Before Road Trip, HC Rides Randolph to Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dartmouth 37, Columbia 28". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 21, 2007. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 14, 2007. p. D14.
  9. ^ Malloy, Daniel (October 28, 2007). "Big Green Were Ripe for Picking". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Big Red Defense Surrenders 59 Points in Loss to Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. November 5, 2007. pp. 3B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Szostak, Mike (November 11, 2007). "Masterful Performance". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  12. ^ "Louden's Field Goal in OT Lifts Princeton". Courier News. Bridgewater, N.J. November 18, 2007. p. C-9 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Scores". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. November 18, 2007. p. H13.
  13. ^ "Dartmouth Big Green Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "2007 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College. Retrieved August 7, 2024.