1974 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1974 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Following a five-year run of consecutive Ivy League championships, the Big Green dropped to a tie for fifth place.

1974 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
1974 record	3–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake Crouthamel (4th season)
Captains	Thomas Snickenberger Brian Wroczynski
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1974 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Penn	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Cornell	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In their fourth season under head coach Jake Crouthamel, the Big Green compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 115 to 103. Brian Wroczynski and Thomas Snickenberger were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 3–41 conference record tied for fifth place in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 100 to 87.[2]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. The college's sports teams had long been referred to as "the Green" or "Big Green", after their uniform colors, in addition to their primary nickname of "Dartmouth Indians". In 1974, the college trustees ruled "use of the [Indian] symbol in any form to be inconsistent with present institutional and academic objectives of the college in advancing Native American education."[3]. The 1974 football season was the first in which the team used "Dartmouth Big Green" as its official nickname.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Massachusetts*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–14	9,550	[4]
October 5	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 3–14	18,000	[5]
October 12	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–14	18,000	[6]
October 19	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 7–6	10,500	[7]
October 26	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 15–17	21,350	[8]
November 2	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 9–14	33,135	[9]
November 9	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 21–0	10,100	[10]
November 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 21–9	12,000	[11]
November 23	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–27	27,113	[12]
*Non-conference game

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. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "The "Big Green" Nickname". Dartmouth College Varsity Athletics. May 31, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
4. Strauss, Michael (September 29, 1974). "Mass. Tops Dartmouth, 14-0, in Rain". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
5. Keese, Parton (October 6, 1974). "Dartmouth Beaten, 14-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Dartmouth Bows to Ivy Rival, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Rogers, Thomas (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Big Green Edges Brown by 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Penn, Harvard Win; Crimson Sets Back Dartmouth, 17-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1974. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Deane (November 3, 1974). "Unbeaten Elis Top Dartmouth, 14-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Keese, Parton (November 10, 1974). "Columbia Bows; Dartmouth Defeats Lions by 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
11. "Dartmouth Wins, 21-9; Rutgers Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 17, 1974. p. S7.
12. "Penn Defeats Dartmouth, 27-20, as Vaughn Sparks Late Rally". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 17, 1974. p. S6.