2003 Dartmouth Big Green football team

2003 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (12th season)
Captains	Casey Cramer Clayton Smith
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Penn $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Harvard		4	–	3					7	–	3
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Dartmouth		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					2	–	8
Cornell		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth tied for second in the Ivy League.

In their 12th season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 261 to 211. Casey Cramer and Clayton Smith were the team captains. ^[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference record placed them in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League standings. Despite its winning conference record, Dartmouth was outscored 168 to 161 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 20	No. 24 Colgate *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 9–31	6,920	[3]
September 27	at New Hampshire *	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	L 17–42	3,335	[4]
October 4	No. 15 Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 20–33	5,104	[5]
October 11	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 17–40	20,981	[6]
October 18	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 24–20	7,863	[7]
October 25	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 26–21	8,125	[8]
November 1	at No. 16 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 30–16	12,186	[9]
November 8	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 26–17	4,308	[10]
November 15	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–26	6,270	[11]
November 22	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 21–15	3,822	[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. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Colgate Rides Back's 3 TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. September 21, 2003. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 21, 2003. p. C13.
4. "New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C16.
5. "Big First Half Helps Penn to Easy Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hine, Tommy (October 12, 2003). "Siedlecki Gets Bold and Yale Converts". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Toland, Jennifer (October 19, 2003). "'Saders Foiled Again at End". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D4 – via NewsBank.
8. "Dartmouth 26, Columbia 21". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 26, 2003. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chamberlain, Tony (November 2, 2003). "Green Crash Crimson's Stadium Party". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dartmouth 26, Cornell 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 9, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 9, 2003. p. C16.
11. "Brown 26, Dartmouth 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 16, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
12. "Dartmouth Defeats Princeton". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 23, 2003. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.