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1975 Dartmouth Big Green football team

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1975 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–3–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Thomas Parnon
  • Reginald Williams
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Brown 5 1 1 6 2 1
Yale 5 2 0 7 2 0
Dartmouth 4 2 1 5 3 1
Princeton 3 4 0 4 5 0
Penn 2 5 0 3 6 0
Columbia 2 5 0 2 7 0
Cornell 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Dartmouth finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Jake Crouthamel, the Big Green compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 160 to 121. Thomas Parnon and Reginald Williams were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 4–2–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 129 to 107.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at UMass* L 3–7 12,400 [3]
October 4 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 28–7 13,400 [4]
October 11 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 19–14 12,600 [5]
October 18 at Brown T 10–10 10,300 [6]
October 25 at Harvard L 10–24 31,000 [7]
November 1 at Yale L 14–16 30,000 [8]
November 8 at Columbia W 22–17 5,165 [9]
November 15 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 33–10 12,300 [10]
November 22 at Princeton W 21–16 15,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Whiteside, Larry (September 28, 1975). "UMass Shatters Dart-Myth, 7-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 5, 1975). "Dartmouth Is Back, 28-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 12, 1975). "Dartmouth Victor; Big Green Rushing Beats Penn, 19-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  6. ^ Cady, Steve (October 19, 1975). "Brown Held to 10-10 Tie by Dartmouth; Bruins Decline to Try 2-Point Conversion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 26, 1975). "Ohio State, Harvard Win". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 2, 1975). "Yale Rally Tops Dartmouth; Kick on Final Play Decides by 16-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 9, 1975). "Dartmouth Downs Columbia, 22-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Cornell Routed at Hanover". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 1975. p. S8.
  11. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 23, 1975). "Dartmouth and Penn Also Win; Tigers Beaten by Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.