2017 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Daft (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Dobes (8th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Yale $   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Columbia   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Dartmouth   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Penn   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Harvard   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Princeton   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Brown   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green were led by head coach Buddy Teevens in his 13th straight year and 18th overall. They played their home games at Memorial Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2 overall and 5–2 in Ivy League play to a tie for second place. Dartmouth averaged 6,642 fans per game.

Schedule

The 2017 schedule consisted of five home games, four away games, and one game against Brown at Fenway Park in Boston. The Big Green hosted Ivy League foes Yale, Columbia, Cornell, and Princeton, and traveled to Penn and Harvard.

Dartmouth's non-conference opponents were Stetson of the Pioneer Football League, Holy Cross of the Patriot League, and Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference. Homecoming coincided with the game against Yale on October 7.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 166:00 p.m.at Stetson*
ESPN3W 38–72,435
September 237:00 p.m.No. 25 Holy Cross*
W 27–26 OT7,094
September 297:00 p.m.at Penn
NBCSNW 16–134,023
October 71:30 p.m.Yaledagger
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
ESPN3W 28–278,114
October 141:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*
W 29–265,569
October 2112:30 p.m.Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
ELVNL 17–225,237
October 28Noonat Harvard
NESNL 22–2511,143
November 41:30 p.m.Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 10–04,033
November 108:00 p.m.vs. Brown
NBCSNW 33–1012,297
November 181:30 p.m.Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 54–443,081
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Stetson

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team
Dartmouth vs. Stetson – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dartmouth 0 10 21738
Stetson 0 7 007

at Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); muggy, partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 2,435
  • Referee: J. Page
  • Box Score
Game information
Second quarter
  • DART – Rashaad Cooper, 10 yard run (David Smith XP good), 10:01 (DART 7–0)
  • STET – Justin Jordan, 6 yard pass from Colin McGovern (Jonny Messina XP good), 4:22 (TIE 7–7)
  • DART – Smith, 25 yard field goal, 0:17 (DART 10–7)
Third quarter
  • DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run (Smith XP good), 11:13 (DART 17–7)
  • DART – Cam Poole, 5 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (Smith XP good), 7:30 (DART 24–7)
  • DART – D.J. Avery, 30 yard interception return (Smith XP good), 3:06 (DART 31–7)
Fourth quarter
  • DART – Matthew Shearin, 16 yard run (Smith XP good), 9:47 (DART 38–7)

#25 Holy Cross

See also: 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Holy Cross vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 25 Holy Cross 0 14 06626
Dartmouth 7 6 70727

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); unseasonably warm
  • Game attendance: 7,094
  • Referee: M. Overton
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • DART – Emory Thompson, 22 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 5:43 (DART 7–0)
Second quarter
  • HC – Blaise Bell, 7 yard pass from Peter Pujals (A.J. Wells XP good), 14:52 (TIE 7–7)
  • DART – Smith, 42 yard field goal, 11:50 (DART 10–7)
  • HC – Miles Alexander, 7 yard run (Wells XP good), 3:12 (HC 14–10)
  • DART – Smith, 35 yard field goal, 0:00 (HC 14–13)
Third quarter
  • DART – Ryder Stone, 44 yard run (Smith XP good), 0:45 (DART 20–14)
Fourth quarter
  • HC – Bell, 6 yard pass from Pujals (Wells XP blocked), 0:03 (TIE 20–20)
Overtime
  • DART – Stephen Johnston, 10 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good) (DART 27–20)
  • HC – Diquan Walker, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion attempt failed) (DART 27–26)

Penn

See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team
Penn vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Penn 0 7 3313
Dartmouth 0 10 0616

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 4,023
  • Box Score
Game information
Second quarter
  • DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 12 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 13:06 (DART 7–0)
  • PENN – Justin Watson, 6 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Jack Soslow XP good), 1:20 (TIE 7–7)
  • DART – Smith, 43 yard field goal, 0:00 (DART 10–7)
Third quarter
  • PENN – Soslow, 31 yard field goal, 0:30 (TIE 10–10)
Fourth quarter
  • PENN – Soslow, 27 yard field goal, 5:37 (PENN 13–10)
  • DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run, 0:00 (DART 16–13)

Yale

See also: 2017 Yale Bulldogs football team
Yale vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Yale 7 17 3027
Dartmouth 0 7 71428

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 8,114
  • Referee: W. Gillis
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • YALE – C. Williams-Lopez, 46 yard pass from Kurt Rawlings (Alex Galland XP good), 3:59 (YALE 7–0)
Second quarter
  • YALE – Melvin Rouse II, 4 yard pass from Rawlings (Galland XP good), 14:14 (YALE 14–0)
  • YALE – Zane Dudek, 22 yard pass from Rawlings (Galland XP good), 7:39 (YALE 21–0)
  • DART – Isiah Swann, 47 yard interception return (David Smith XP good), 2:24 (YALE 21–7)
  • YALE – Galland, 29 yard field goal, 0:00 (YALE 24–7)
Third quarter
  • DART – Drew Hunnicut, 30 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (Smith XP good), 12:18 (YALE 24–14)
  • YALE – Galland, 20 yard field goal, 6:07 (YALE 27–14)
Fourth quarter
  • DART – Dylan Mellor, 40 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good), 6:10 (YALE 27–21)
  • DART – Hunnicut, 15 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good), 0:34 (DART 28–27)

Sacred Heart

See also: 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
Dartmouth vs. Sacred Heart – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dartmouth 14 0 7829
Sacred Heart 7 16 3026

at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,569
  • Referee: J. DeAngulo
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Columbia

See also: 2017 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Columbia 3 13 61032
Dartmouth 0 0 71017

at Memorial Field • Hanover, CT

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); sunny and warm
  • Game attendance: 5,237
  • Referee: H. Johns
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Harvard

See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team and Dartmouth–Harvard football rivalry
Dartmouth vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dartmouth 7 7 0822
Harvard 0 6 61325

at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 11,143
  • Referee: H. Wimberg
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Cornell

See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team and Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry
Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cornell 0 0 000
Dartmouth 7 0 0310

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,033
  • Referee: S. Cadorette
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 23 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 6:22 (DART 7–0)
Fourth quarter
  • DART – Smith, 33 yard field goal, 1:19 (DART 10–0)

Brown

See also: 2017 Brown Bears football team
Dartmouth vs. Brown – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dartmouth 6 17 7333
Brown 0 3 0710

at Fenway Park • Boston, MA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); clear and cold
  • Game attendance: 12,297
  • Referee: J. Gray
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Princeton

See also: 2017 Princeton Tigers football team
Princeton vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Princeton 6 7 141744
Dartmouth 3 17 03454

at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); cold and overcast
  • Game attendance: 3,081
  • Referee: T. Marcella
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

References

  1. ^ "Football - 2017 Schedule". Dartmouth College Varsity Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2017.


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