1987 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1987 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1987 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (1st season)
Captains	Matthew Drury Brett Matthews
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their first season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the Big Green compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 302 to 113. Matthew Drury and Brett Matthews were the team captains.^[1]

The Big Green's 1–6 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 192 to 46 by Ivy opponents.^[2] The team's only league win was a two-point victory over Columbia, a team in the midst of a five-year losing streak.

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	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 3–34	8,919	[3]
September 26	at New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 3–41	10,207	[4]
October 3	Davidson*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 38–7	6,103	[5]
October 10	No. 1 Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 23–62	11,109	[6]
October 17	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 3–42	20,500	[7]
October 24	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 14–21	10,500	[8]
October 31	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–17	11,131	[9]
November 7	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 12–10	6,875	[10]
November 14	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–19	6,114	[11]
November 21	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–49	4,620	[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. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Roberts, Ernie (September 20, 1987). "Tigers Roar; Garrett Brothers Fire Up Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Marrapese, Nancy L. (September 27, 1987). "A One-Sided End to Rivalry; New Hampshire Rolls over Dartmouth in Last Meeting, 41-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Quirk, Kevin (October 4, 1987). "Davidson's Losing Streak at 16 After Loss to Dartmouth". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 17D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Marrapese, Nancy L. (October 11, 1987). "Another Blowout by HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Concannon, Joe (October 18, 1987). "Harvard Rolls It Up, 42-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 26, 1987). "Cornell Overcomes Mistakes to Defeat Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Craig, Jack (November 1, 1987). "Yale Comes Up Big over Dartmouth, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "A Missed Field Goal, a 39th Columbia Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 8, 1987. p. 13-D – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Donovan, Brown Run Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Newman, Chuck (November 22, 1987). "Flynn's 5 TDs Propel Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-C – via Newspapers.com.