1982 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1982 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green were one of three co-champions of the Ivy League.

1982 Dartmouth Big Green football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Yukica (5th season)
Captains	Sean Mahler David Neslund
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Penn +	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth +	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In its fifth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 235 to 219. Sean Mahler and David Neslund were the team captains.^[1]

The Big Green's 5–2 conference record put them in a three-way tie atop the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 170 to 145.^[2] Dartmouth had beaten both of its co-champions, Harvard and Penn, in head-to-head matchups.

This was Dartmouth's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1881.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–21	8,500	[3]
September 25	at No. 6 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 12–28	18,861	[4]
October 2	No. 7 Colgate*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 21–38	3,400	[5]
October 9	at William & Mary*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 16–24	14,400	[6]
October 16	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 14–12	17,416	[7]
October 23	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 14–13	5,700	[8]
October 30	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 21–22	15,300	[9]
November 6	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 56–41	5,100	[10]
November 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 22–16	5,600	[11]
November 20	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 43–20	3,200	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

1. "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. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Reinert, Bob (September 19, 1982). "Penn Shuts Off Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Roberts, Ernie (September 26, 1982). "HC Lays Dartmouth Rally to Rest". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Reinert, Bob (October 3, 1982). "Colgate Swamps Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Denn, Charlie (October 10, 1982). "Bench Gives W&M Victory Over Green". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1982). "Dartmouth Stiffens, Holds Off Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 24, 1982). "Winless Cornell Falls Short Once Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Duffy, Bob (October 31, 1982). "Yale Rebuffs Dartmouth by Cashing In Second Life". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
10. O'Connell, Mike (November 7, 1982). "Dartmouth Outslugs Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Dartmouth Rallies Late". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 1982. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Dartmouth's Triumph Gains Share of Ivy Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 21, 1982. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.