1985 Dartmouth Big Green football team
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 2–7–1 (2–4–1 Ivy) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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Penn $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished sixth in the Ivy League.
In their eighth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the Big Green compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored 199 to 144. Robert Brown and Leonard Fontes were the team captains.[1]
The Big Green's 2–4–1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 105 to 95 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | Princeton |
| L 3–10 | 10,985 | [3] | ||
September 28 | at New Hampshire* | L 7–23 | 9,121 | [4] | |||
October 5 | Holy Cross* |
| L 14–17 | 3,100 | [5] | ||
October 12 | Colgate* |
| L 28–54 | 9,434 | [6] | ||
October 19 | at Harvard | L 7–17 | 15,800 | [7] | |||
October 26 | at Cornell | W 20–17 | 16,000 | [8] | |||
November 2 | at Yale | T 17–17 | 14,018 | [9] | |||
November 9 | at Columbia | W 34–3 | 6,013 | [10] | |||
November 16 | Brown |
| L 0–22 | 7,465 | [11] | ||
November 23 | at Penn | L 14–19 | 19,802 | [12] | |||
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References
- ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 22, 1985). "Princeton Grinds, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1985). "UNH, Garron Bolt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 6, 1985). "HC Muddles Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig, Jack (October 13, 1985). "Colgate Cruises, 54-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (October 20, 1985). "Harvard Grinds Down Dartmouth, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (October 27, 1985). "Cornell Falls Short Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 3, 1985). "Yale Tied Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Make It 19 Straight Losses for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 10, 1985. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 17, 1985). "It's a Brown-Out, 22-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (November 24, 1985). "Quakers Down Dartmouth for 4th Straight Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.