2009 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2009 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Dartmouth tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League. Dartmouth averaged 4,103 fans per game.

2009 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (10th season)
Captains	Tim McManus Peter Pidermann
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Penn $		7	–	0					8	–	2
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Brown		4	–	3					6	–	4
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		2	–	5					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fifth consecutive year under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, his 10th year overall, the Big Green compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 282 to 161. Tim McManus and Peter Pidermann were the team captains.^[1]

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record tied with Yale for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 170 to 118 by Ivy opponents.^[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 19	Colgate*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 15–34	5,073	[1]
September 26	at No. 6 New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 14–44	8,271	[3]
October 3	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 24–30	3,623	[4]
October 10	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–38	15,773	[5]
October 17	at No. 25 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–34	8,788	[6]
October 24	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 28–6	3,816	[1]
October 31	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–42	8,107	[7]
November 7	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 20–17 2OT	3,706	[8]
November 14	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–14 OT	4,410	[9]
November 21	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 11–23	4,297	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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. 44. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Lessels, Allen (September 27, 2009). "UNH Wins Tougher-Than-It-Looks Granite Bowl". New Hampshire Sunday News. Manchester, N.H. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
4. Fanaroff, Neil (October 4, 2009). "Battered Quakers Get an Ivy Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Hine, Tommy (October 11, 2009). "Hart Passes for 390 Yards". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Toland, Jennifer (October 18, 2009). "HC Electric After Brown-Out". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 11, 2009. p. C19.
7. Larson, Craig (November 1, 2009). "Case of Ground Control: Crimson Rush Past Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dartmouth Hands Cornell 6th Straight Loss". Star-Gazette. Elmira, N.Y. Associated Press. November 8, 2009. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 8, 2009. p. C17.
9. "Brown, Theodhosi Tip Big Green". New Hampshire Sunday News. Manchester, N.H. November 15, 2009. p. 4 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 15, 2009. p. C20.
10. "Tigers Win Finale". The Trentonian. Trenton, N.J. November 22, 2009. p. 24 – via NewsBank.
11. "Dartmouth Big Green Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
12. "2009 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College. Retrieved August 7, 2024.