Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse

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Dartmouth Big Green
Dartmouth College Big Green logo.svg
Founded1926
University Dartmouth College
Head coachSean Kirwan (2023-Present season)
Stadium Scully-Fahey Field
(capacity: 1,600)
Location Hanover, New Hampshire
Conference Ivy League
Nickname Big Green
ColorsDartmouth green and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
(1) - 2003
Conference regular season championships
(3) - 1964, 1965, 2003

The Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse. Dartmouth competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays its home games at Scully-Fahey Field in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth fielded its first lacrosse team in 1926. [2]

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History

Tom Dent Era

Head Coach Tom Dent led the team for its first 35 seasons until his retirement in 1960. Recruited to Dartmouth to coach soccer, he took on the task of coaching the first lacrosse team although he had no experience in the latter sport. Through the 1940s the Indians were considered a lacrosse "power" as they rolled up nine New England championships in 11 years. Dent's overall lacrosse record for 35 years is 188 wins, 141 losses, and 4 ties.

A successful coach in terms of winning, Coach Dent was also concerned with the characters of his charges. The Dartmouth lacrosse team bestows an annual award in Tom Dent's memory, and it is "To be awarded to the Senior player who by vote of the entire team, has demonstrated the ideals of Tom Dent through his aggressive play, his proven ability as a team player, and his enjoyment of the game, and who by his sportsmanlike conduct is a credit to the memory of Tom Dent and to Dartmouth."

1961–2014

The Big Green secured the Ivy League championship in 1964, 1965, and 2003. This was determined by the Ivy League conference records until the inception of a conference tournament in 2010. [3]

Dartmouth named Rick Sowell as its head coach in 1999, the first African-American Head Coach in Division I lacrosse. He would lead the Big Green for the next 5 seasons, overseeing an incredible turn-around in the program's fortunes.

In 2003, the Big Green posted one of the biggest upsets in lacrosse history when unranked Dartmouth played #2 Princeton at Princeton's Class of 1952 Field on April 26. [4] Dartmouth, having finished last in the Ivy League in 2002, played on the road versus the defending champs. Nevertheless, Dartmouth prevailed by stunning the Tigers 13-6. [5] It was the first time Dartmouth had beaten Princeton in lacrosse since 1956. Dartmouth went on to win the Ivy League title and qualify for the NCAA tournament. [6]

Dartmouth made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2003, where it was eliminated in the first round by Syracuse, 13–11. [7] The game was highlighted by the end-to-end game-tying goal scored by the Dartmouth goalie, Andrew Goldstein. [8] Sowell left for St. John's University at the conclusion of the 2003 season. [9]

Bill Wilson replaced Sowell for the 2004 season. [10] "During his tenure with the Big Green, (Wilson) compiled a 40-44 overall record, while coaching nine first-team all-league players, one Ivy League Rookie of the Year, 18 first-team All-New England players and seven players selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft. Signature wins for Dartmouth during Wilson's six-year stint include an upset of fourth-ranked Maryland in 2005, a pair of victories of top-10 ranked Notre Dame and a win over 10th-ranked league rival Princeton in 2008." [11]

A game between Dartmouth and Virginia in 2009 Dartmouth vs. Virginia lacrosse (1438366).jpg
A game between Dartmouth and Virginia in 2009

Andy Towers became the Big Green's ninth Head Coach in 2010. Towers had been an assistant Dartmouth coach for the preceding 5 seasons. [12] In 2013, Dartmouth Men's lacrosse posted another stunning upset against then #9 Princeton, beating them 10-9 at Scully-Fahey field on March 13. [13] As reported in College Crosse:

Entering that game, the Big Green were just 2-8, suffering through a six-game losing streak (against some admittedly strong competition). Yet, Dartmouth pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season, dropping Princeton -- ranked ninth in the media poll and eighth in the coaches poll going into the game -- in impressive fashion: Down 7-5 at the half, the Big Green used a three-goal run over the final 6:43 of the third quarter and the first 5:49 of the fourth quarter to draw even with the Tigers at eight; then, after falling behind 8-9 following a Jake Froccaro goal with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation, Dartmouth ripped off two goals in the latter stages of the final period to pull out the improbable victory (what would be its third and final victory of the season). [14]

The winning goal was scored by freshman Cam Lee. [15] Laxpower ranked the Dartmouth win over Princeton as the fourth-biggest upset of the 2013 season. [16]

Brendan Callahan era

Brendan Callahan became the new head coach at Dartmouth in August 2014, replacing former head coach Andy Towers. [17] [18] The Big Green were 5-8 (1-5 in the Ivy League) in his first season in 2015.

The season was highlighted by the double overtime victory over Ivy League rival Harvard, 12-11, on March 21, 2015. [19] Freshman Jack Korzelius scored the winning overtime goal in that game. Captain Philip Hession (First Team All-Ivy, USILA Scholar All-American) had a dominant game at the face-off X winning 20 of 24 draws and scooping 15 groundballs. [20] [21] [22] Laxpower ranked the Dartmouth win over Harvard as the 2nd biggest upset in the 2015 season. [23] Two Big Green players finished in the Division I top 10 statistically for 2015: Adam Fishman, attack, finished third in shooting percentage (.481), and Hession, a midfielder, finished sixth in groundballs per game (7.77) as well as ninth in face-off percentage (0.625). [24] [25] [26]

In 2016, 2017, and 2018, the Big Green had a combined 5–35 record, going winless in all 18 Ivy League contests. The hiring of new offensive coordinator Joe Conner in the summer of 2018 represents a new chapter in the Brendan Callahan era. [27]

During the 2023 season the Big Green had their first non-losing season since 2006, finishing the season with 6 wins and 6 losses. On March 25, the Big Green won their first game against an Ivy League opponent since 2015 with a 10-9 overtime win against Harvard. Following the 2023 season Dartmouth parted ways with Brendan Callahan. [28]

Sean Kirwan Era

Dartmouth hired Virginia's then offensive coordinator Sean Kirwan to become the next head coach of the Big Green in June 2023. [29]

Season results

The following is a list of Dartmouth's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Dudley Hendrick (Ivy League)(1970–1983)
1971Dudley Hendrick 4–100–67th
1972Dudley Hendrick 5–100–67th
1973Dudley Hendrick 7–101–5T–6th
1974Dudley Hendrick 4–91–56th
1975Dudley Hendrick 4–80–67th
1976Dudley Hendrick 7–52–4T–5th
1977Dudley Hendrick 7–83–34th
1978Dudley Hendrick 4–82–45th
1979Dudley Hendrick 9–34–2T–2nd
1980Dudley Hendrick 4–72–4T–5th
1981Dudley Hendrick 6–53–34th
1982Dudley Hendrick 9–34–2T–2nd
1983Dudley Hendrick 6–63–3T–4th
Dudley Hendrick:77–99 (.438)26–58 (.310)
Scott Allison (Ivy League)(1984–1986)
1984Scott Allison 6–72–45th
1985Scott Allison 3–91–56th
1986Scott Allison 3–131–5T–6th
Scott Allison:12–29 (.293)4–14 (.222)
B.J. O'Hara (Ivy League)(1987–1989)
1987B.J. O'Hara 4–80–67th
1988B.J. O'Hara 5–91–56th
1989B.J. O'Hara 5–100–67th
B.J. O'Hara:14–27 (.341)1–17 (.056)
Tim Nelson (Ivy League)(1990–1998)
1990Tim Nelson 2–110–67th
1991Tim Nelson 1–140–67th
1992Tim Nelson 5–80–67th
1993Tim Nelson 3–90–67th
1994Tim Nelson 10–43–34th
1995Tim Nelson 9–42–4T–5th
1996Tim Nelson 6–62–45th
1997Tim Nelson 5–72–45th
1998Tim Nelson 6–71–5T–6th
Tim Nelson:47–70 (.402)10–44 (.185)
Rick Sowell (Ivy League)(1999–2003)
1999Rick Sowell 5–82–4T–4th
2000Rick Sowell 5–90–67th
2001Rick Sowell 6–81–57th
2002Rick Sowell 6–70–67th
2003Rick Sowell 11–35–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
Rick Sowell:33–35 (.485)8–22 (.267)
Bill Wilson (Ivy League)(2004–2009)
2004Bill Wilson 8–53–3T–3rd
2005Bill Wilson 8–44–2T–2nd
2006Bill Wilson 8–73–3T–4th
2007Bill Wilson 5–101–5T–6th
2008Bill Wilson 7–73–3T–4th
2009Bill Wilson 4–111–5T–6th
Bill Wilson:40–44 (.476)15–21 (.417)
Andy Towers (Ivy League)(2010–2014)
2010Andy Towers 5–82–4T–5th
2011Andy Towers 5–91–57th
2012Andy Towers 5–91–5T–6th
2013Andy Towers 3–111–57th
2014Andy Towers 2–100–67th
Andy Towers:20–47 (.299)5–25 (.167)
Brendan Callahan (Ivy League)(2015–2023)
2015Brendan Callahan 5–81–57th
2016Brendan Callahan 1–130–67th
2017Brendan Callahan 2–110–67th
2018Brendan Callahan 2–110–67th
2019Brendan Callahan 2–110–67th
2020Brendan Callahan 3–10–0††
2021Brendan Callahan 1–10–0††††
2022Brendan Callahan 4–90–67th
2023Brendan Callahan 6–61–57th
Brendan Callahan:26–71 (.268)2–40 (.048)
Total:501–621–4 (.447)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
†† Ivy League cancelled 2021 collegiate season due to the COVID-19 virus.

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