1976 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1976 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake Crouthamel (6th season)
Captains	Patrick Sullivan Kevin Young
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1975 1977  →

1976 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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 *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 45–7	14,416	[5]
October 9	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–18	10,000	[6]
October 16	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 10–17	20,336	[7]
October 23	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 35–0	11,000	[8]
October 30	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 34–14	10,600	[9]
November 6	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–35	17,100	[10]
November 2	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 33–7	14,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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.