2001 Dartmouth Big Green football team

2001 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (10th season)
Captain	Matthew Mercer
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Harvard $		7	–	0					9	–	0
No. 24 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	1
Brown		5	–	2					6	–	3
Princeton		3	–	4					3	–	6
Columbia		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					2	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	8
Yale		1	–	6					3	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 208 to 165. Matthew Mercer was the team captain. ^[1]

The Big Green's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 116 to 103. ^[2]

Like most of the Ivy League, Dartmouth played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener against Colgate, following the September 11 attacks. ^[3]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Colgate *	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Canceled		[3]
September 22	No. 21 New Hampshire *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 38–42	6,922	[4]
September 27	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 20–21	5,929	[5]
October 7	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 32–27	19,996	[6]
October 13	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–49	8,817	[7]
October 20	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 20–27	7,020	[8]
October 27	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 21–31	12,324	[9]
November 3	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 24–28	5,603	[10]
November 10	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 16–41	8,391	[11]
November 17	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–35	2,417	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Season-by-Season Results: 2000-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College . Retrieved October 1, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 39–40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Greenidge, Jim (September 23, 2001). "Wildcats Wait Out Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Juliano, Joe (September 30, 2001). "Quakers Hold On to Win by One". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hine, Tommy (October 8, 2001). "Yale Falls Short". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 14, 2001). "Hall Has Big Hand in Holy Cross Win". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Columbia 27, Dartmouth 20". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 21, 2001. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 21, 2001. p. D18.
9. Pave, Marvin (October 28, 2001). "Crimson Get Message, Deliver; Harvard Roars Back to Stop Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Harber, Paul (November 4, 2001). "Big Green End on Low Note; Cornell Capitalizes, Rallies for Victory". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brown Kicks In, Routs Green". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Princeton 35, Dartmouth 14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.