1978 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1978 Dartmouth Big Green football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Yukica (1st season)
Captains	Joseph Nastri Buddy Teevens
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	4	–	1	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Cornell	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Harvard	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Columbia	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Princeton	1	–	4	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Penn	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1978 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Big Green won the Ivy League for their fifth conference title of the 1970s.

In its first season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 187 to 159. Eugene “Buddy” Teevens and Joseph Nastri were the team captains. ^[1]

The Big Green's 6–1 conference was the best in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 170 to 104. ^[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 23	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 31–21	10,100	[3]
September 30	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–35	22,024	[4]
October 7	Boston University *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 17–20	9,750	[5]
October 14	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 10–3	17,500	[6]
October 21	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 19–24	28,500	[7]
October 28	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 14–7	15,063	[8]
November 4	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 37–7	9,500	[9]
November 11	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 31–21	17,200	[10]
November 18	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 28–21	19,565	[11]
*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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Ballou, Art (September 24, 1978). "Yukica Offense Stuns Penn". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Mumpton, Roy (October 1, 1978). "HC Crushes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Monahan, Bob (October 8, 1978). "BU 20, Dartmouth 17--At Last". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Roberts, Ernie (October 15, 1978). "Dartmouth Rebounds, Stuns Yale, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Roberts, Ernie (October 22, 1978). "Harvard Air Attack Blitzes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fox, John W. (October 29, 1978). "Cornell's a Shameful 14-7 Loser". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Dartmouth 37, Columbia 7". The News & Observer . Raleigh, N.C. November 5, 1978. p. 5-II – via Newspapers.com.
10. Roberts, Ernie (November 12, 1978). "Dartmouth Upsets Brown, 31-21, to Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Roberts, Ernie (November 19, 1978). "Dartmouth Stops Princeton, 28-21; Wins Ivy Title". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.