1984 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1984 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Yukica (7th season)
Captains	Donald Pomeroy Richard Weissman
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1984 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its seventh season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 2–7 record but was outscored 222 to 174. Donald Pomeroy and Richard Weissman were the team captains. ^[1]

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 158 to 144 by Ivy opponents. ^[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 22	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 24–55	14,324	[3]
September 29	New Hampshire *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 10–38	11,667	[4]
October 6	at No. 3 Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 20–30	19,061	[5]
October 13	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 18–28	25,372	[6]
October 20	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 7–21	20,088	[7]
October 27	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 10–13	16,200	[8]
November 3	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 41–9	5,685	[9]
November 10	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–11	10,248	[10]
November 17	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 17–21	11,205	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. pp. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Roberts, Ernie (September 23, 1984). "Penn Pastes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Garron Injured in Costly UNH Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 30, 1984. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Powers, John (October 7, 1984). "HC Eludes Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Apple, Ginny (October 14, 1984). "Elis Bully Winless Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Cadigan, Barry (October 21, 1984). "Harvard Wins on the Run, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cornell Gets First Win". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. October 28, 1984. pp. 7E, 2E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Robbins, Paul (November 4, 1984). "Dartmouth Whips Columbia". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Martone, Art (November 11, 1984). "Dartmouth Looks Like a Winner, 25-11". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Faryniaz, Kirk (November 18, 1984). "Big Green Season Ends 21-17 on Losing Note at Princeton". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.