1976 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 1976 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Big Green tied for third place in the Ivy League.

1976 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
1976 record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coachJake Crouthamel (6th season)
Captains
  • Patrick Sullivan
  • Kevin Young
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1976 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Brown + 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Columbia 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In its sixth season under head coach Jake Crouthamel, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 236 to 111. Kevin Young and Patrick Sullivan were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 91.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 20–0 11,300 [3]
September 25 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 24–13 13,650 [4]
October 2 at Holy Cross*
W 45–7 14,416 [5]
October 9 at Yale
L 14–18 10,000 [6]
October 16 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 10–17 20,336 [7]
October 23 at Cornell
W 35–0 11,000 [8]
October 30 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 34–14 10,600 [9]
November 6 at Brown
L 21–35 17,100 [10]
November 2 at Princeton
W 33–7 14,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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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. 27–28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Dartmouth Defense Helps Pin 20-0 Loss on Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1976. p. S6.
  4. Powers, John (September 26, 1976). "Dartmouth Closets UNH, 24-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 99 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Roberts, Ernie (October 3, 1976). "Dartmouth Sics Case, Obert on Holy Cross, 45-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Wallace, William N. (October 10, 1976). "Yale Ends Dartmouth Streak, 18-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  7. Roberts, Ernie (October 17, 1976). "Harvard Re-Joyces as Dartmouth Is Tackled, 17-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Strauss, Michael (October 24, 1976). "Dartmouth Strikes Early, Trounces Cornell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S10.
  9. McGowen, Deane (October 31, 1976). "Columbia Bows, 34-14; 3 Fumbles by Lions Lead to Scores". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. McDonough, Will (November 7, 1976). "Brown Bomber Michalko Brings Down House, 35-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. McGowen, Deane (November 14, 1976). "Dartmouth Routs Princeton; Tigers Suffer Their 11th Straight Loss at Home, 33 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
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