1995 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1995 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (3rd season)
Captains	Taran Lent Peter Oberle
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1995 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents 221 to 137. Taran Lent and Peter Oberle were the team captains. ^[1]

The Big Green's 4–2–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 139 to 102. ^[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 16	at No. 17 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 12–20	12,511	[3]
September 23	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 34–14	5,311	[4]
September 30	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 19–24	8,030	[5]
October 7	Lafayette *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 14–7	3,108	[6]
October 14	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 22–7	14,729	[7]
October 21	Colgate *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 35–14	6,021	[8]
October 28	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 23–7	7,830	[9]
November 4	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 43–27	5,780	[10]
November 11	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 10–7	4,711	[11]
November 18	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	T 10–10	7,118	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network 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. p. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Juliano, Joe (September 17, 1995). "Quakers Find Their Form, Down Dartmouth, 20-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dartmouth Defeats Fordham". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 24, 1995. p. S5.
5. Read, Dennis (October 2, 1995). "Fourth-Down Toughness Lifts Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
6. Robbins, Paul (October 8, 1995). "Lafayette Fails to Capitalize in 14-7 Loss at Dartmouth". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 14-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 8, 1995. p. 67.
7. Berlet, Bruce (October 15, 1995). "Yale Lacking Rhythm in Loss to Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E9, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Dartmouth, Middlebury Triumph". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 22, 1995. sect. B, p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 35-14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 22, 1995. p. 63.
9. Concannon, Joe (October 29, 1995). "Harvard Unable to Turn Over New Leaf". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Columbia Rallies Big, but Loses 2d Straight". Daily News (4 star final ed.). New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1995. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 5, 1995. p. 103.
11. Haley, Tom (November 12, 1995). "Big Green Sets Stage for Potential 4-Way Ivy Finish". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 12, 1995. p. 102.
12. Bruns, John (November 19, 1995). "Tigers Tie Up Title; Deadlock with Dartmouth Gives Princeton Ivy Crown". The Home News & Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.