1990 Dartmouth Big Green football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (3rd season)
Captains
  • Peter Chapman
  • Richard Joyce
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cornell + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Princeton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Brown 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green were co-champions of the Ivy League.

In its fourth under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents 211 to 121. Peter Chapman and Richard Joyce were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 6–1 conference record tied for first in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 65.[2] Dartmouth shared the championship despite having defeated its co-champion, Cornell, in their head-to-head matchup.

The Big Green were unranked for most of the year, but entered the national Division I-AA top 20 toward the end of their six-game win streak, and were ranked No. 17 at the end of the year.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Penn
L 6–16 8,119 [3]
September 22 No. 20 Lehigh*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 33–14 4,229 [4]
September 29 at No. 3 New Hampshire*
T 21–21 9,563 [5]
October 6 at Holy Cross*
L 10–21 13,211 [6]
October 13 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 27–17 10,130 [7]
October 20 at Cornell
W 11–6 12,000 [8]
October 27 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 17–0 8,821 [9]
November 3 Columbia
W 34–20 5,113 [10]
November 10 at Brown No. 20
W 29–0 2,100 [11]
November 17 at Princeton No. 17
W 23–6 9,842 [12]

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. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 16, 1990). "Penn Triumphs in Opener, 16-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lessels, Allen (September 23, 1990). "Dartmouth, Brzica Cruise Past Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lessels, Allen (September 30, 1990). "UNH Is Tied Up by Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 7, 1990). "Segreti, Ciaccio Lift HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 14, 1990). "Dartmouth Dumps Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Herzog, Brad (October 22, 1990). "Dartmouth Dodges a Last-Second Cornell Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Haley, Tom (October 28, 1990). "Page Powers Dartmouth to First Shutout of Harvard Since 1965". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Greenidge, Jim (November 4, 1990). "Dartmouth Digs In, Holds Its Ground". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Harber, Paul (November 11, 1990). "Big Green Hold Brown Out to Dry". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Shipley, John C. Jr. (November 18, 1990). "Dartmouth Wins, 23-6, Clinches Share of Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
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