1978 Dartmouth Big Green football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1978 Dartmouth Big Green football Ivy League Ivy 6–3 6–1 Joe Yukica 1st Joseph Nastri Buddy Teevens Memorial Field Ivy League champion The 1978 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Big Green won the Ivy League for their fifth conference title of the 1970s. In its first season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 187 to 159. Eugene “Buddy” Teevens and Joseph Nastri were the team captains.Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99 https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/2018/8/8/fb-season-by-season-1940-99.aspx?id=944 Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H. July 3, 2020 The Big Green's 6–1 conference was the best in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 170 to 104.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 28 Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. Schedule y y y AP 1978 September 23 Penn Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 31 21 10,100 Yukica Offense Stuns Penn Art Ballou September 24, 1978 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 September 30 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 0 35 22,024 HC Crushes Dartmouth Roy Mumpton October 1, 1978 50 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389883/1978-dartmouth-hc October 7 Boston University<ncg> Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 17 20 9,750 BU 20, Dartmouth 17--At Last Bob Monahan October 8, 1978 81 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56392168/1978-dartmouth-bu October 14 Yale Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 10 3 17,500 Dartmouth Rebounds, Stuns Yale, 10-3 Ernie Roberts October 15, 1978 58 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396902/1978-o14-ivies October 21 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) L 19 24 28,500 Harvard Air Attack Blitzes Dartmouth Ernie Roberts October 22, 1978 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398032/1978-dartmouth-harvard October 28 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry) W 14 7 15,063 Cornell's a Shameful 14-7 Loser John W. Fox Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. October 29, 1978 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56407338/1978-cornell-dartmouth Newspapers.com November 4 Columbia Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 37 7 9,500 Dartmouth 37, Columbia 7 November 5, 1978 5-II The News & Observer Raleigh, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56411697/1978-columbia-dartmouth November 11 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31 21 17,200 Dartmouth Upsets Brown, 31-21, to Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown Ernie Roberts November 12, 1978 41 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56412246/1978-harvard-penn November 18 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 28 21 19,565 Dartmouth Stops Princeton, 28-21; Wins Ivy Title Ernie Roberts November 19, 1978 50 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413677/1978-dartmouth-princeton References Dartmouth Category:Dartmouth Big Green football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Dartmouth Big Green football