2018 Dartmouth Big Green football team

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2018 Dartmouth Big Green football
Dartmouth Big Green logo.svg
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kevin Daft (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Option
Defensive coordinatorDon Dobes (9th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Field
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Princeton $  7 0   10 0  
No. 18 Dartmouth  6 1   9 1  
Harvard  4 3   6 4  
Yale  3 4   5 5  
Penn  3 4   6 4  
Columbia  3 4   6 4  
Cornell  2 5   3 7  
Brown  0 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. The Big Green were led by head coach Buddy Teevens in his 14th straight year and 19th overall. They played their home games at Memorial Field. They finished the season 9–1 overall and 6–1 in Ivy League play to place second. Dartmouth averaged 4,006 fans per game.

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Schedule

The 2018 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Big Green hosted Ivy League foes Penn, Harvard, and Brown, and traveled to Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Cornell.

Dartmouth's non-conference opponents were Georgetown and Holy Cross of the Patriot League, and Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference. Homecoming coincided with the game against Harvard on October 27. [1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 151:30 p.m. Georgetown * ESPN+ W 41–04,815
September 221:00 p.m.at Holy Cross * PL Net W 34–147,175
September 291:30 p.m. Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
ESPN+W 37–143,692
October 56:00 p.m.at Yale ESPNU W 41–1810,176
October 136:00 p.m. Sacred Heart *
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
ESPN+W 42–03,138
October 201:30 p.m.at Columbia ESPN+W 28–1212,506
October 271:30 p.m. Harvard Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
ESPN+W 24–175,814
November 31:00 p.m.at No. 18 Princeton No. 24 NBCS BOS L 9–148,014
November 101:30 p.m.at Cornell No. 25ESPN+W 35–243,604
November 171:30 p.m. Brown No. 20
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
ESPN+W 49–72,575
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2] [3]

Game summaries

Georgetown

1234Total
Hoyas00000
Big Green61414741

At Holy Cross

1234Total
Big Green3177734
Crusaders0001414

Penn

1234Total
Quakers070714
Big Green7621337

At Yale

1234Total
Big Green13147741
Bulldogs730818

Sacred Heart

1234Total
Pioneers00000
Big Green21147042

At Columbia

1234Total
Big Green7071428
Lions330612

Harvard

1234Total
Crimson0071017
Big Green1470324

At Princeton

1234Total
No. 24 Big Green72009
No. 18 Tigers700714

At Cornell

1234Total
No. 25 Big Green21014035
Big Red0170724

Brown

1234Total
Bears07007
No. 20 Big Green7629749

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2425201818
Coaches RV242020–T23201515

References

  1. "Football - 2018 Schedule". Dartmouth College Varsity Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. "Dartmouth Big Green Schedule 2018". ESPN . Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College . Retrieved August 7, 2024.