1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1988 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (2nd season)
Captains	David Gazzaniga Paul Michael
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Brown	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1988 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for third in the Ivy League.

In its second under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 209 to 190. David Gazzaniga and Paul Michael were the team captains. ^[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference tied for third in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 166 to 137. ^[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 17	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 27–33	7,917	[3]
September 24	Lehigh *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 16–41	7,924	[4]
October 1	at Davidson *	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 24–3	2,000	[5]
October 8	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 3–17	850	[6]
October 15	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 38–7	15,015	[7]
October 22	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 7–24	3,222	[8]
October 29	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–22	17,351	[9]
November 5	Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 20–10	3,760	[10]
November 12	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 37–24	7,300	[11]
November 19	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 24–17	8,500	[12]
*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. pp. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Reinert, Bob (September 18, 1988). "Penn Gives Dartmouth the Slip, 33-27". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lehigh 41, Dartmouth 16". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 25, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Edwards, John (October 2, 1988). "Dartmouth Drops Davidson to 0-4". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Reinert, Bob (October 9, 1988). "Segreti Sparks HC". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Concannon, Joe (October 16, 1988). "Harvard Blasted; Dartmouth Rips Crimson, 38-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Reinert, Bob (October 23, 1988). "Cornell Grounds Dartmouth, 24-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Smith, George (October 30, 1988). "Zachery (174 Yards) Leads Yale Past Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. C16, C17 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dartmouth 20, Columbia 10". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 6, 1988. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Dartmouth 37, Brown 24". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 13, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Knobelman, Bob (November 20, 1988). "Tigers' Season Ends in Defeat". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.