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
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Sean Mahler
  • David Neslund
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Ivy League football standings
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 0–21 8,500 [3]
September 25 at No. 6 Holy Cross* 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* L 16–24 14,400 [6]
October 16 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 14–12 17,416 [7]
October 23 at Cornell 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 W 22–16 5,600 [11]
November 20 at Princeton W 43–20 3,200 [12]

References

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  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.
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