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1989 Dartmouth Big Green football team

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1989 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Lyons (2nd season)
Captains
  • Mark Johnson
  • Kevin Luensmann
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Princeton + 6 1 0 7 2 1
Harvard 5 2 0 5 5 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 5 5 0
Cornell 2 5 0 4 6 0
Penn 2 5 0 4 6 0
Brown 2 5 0 2 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1989 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the Big Green compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 178 to 170. Mark Johnson and Kevin Luensmann were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 115 to 82.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–20 6,916 [3]
September 23 Boston University*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 28–27 4,923 [4]
September 30 at Bucknell* L 20–36 4,280 [5]
October 7 No. 3 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–33 7,107 [6]
October 14 No. 20 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 19–24 15,431 [7]
October 21 at Harvard L 5–6 20,500 [8]
October 28 at Cornell W 28–14 11,000 [9]
November 4 at Columbia W 13–12 4,830 [10]
November 11 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 12–6 3,753 [11]
November 18 at Penn W 24–0 8,207 [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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Reinert, Bob (September 17, 1989). "Garrett Plows Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Burris, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Dartmouth Frustrates Terriers, 28-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Baker, Wayne (October 1, 1989). "Bucknell Rolls to Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. 2C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Craig, John (October 8, 1989). "Holy Cross Soars; Ciaccio Throws Dartmouth, 33-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lessels, Allen (October 15, 1989). "Yale Holds Off Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Harvard Boots Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Dartmouth Spells Deja Vu for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Raskin, David A. (November 5, 1989). "Columbia Finds a Way to Lose". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S6, S9.
  11. ^ "Dartmouth 12, Brown 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.