1981 Dartmouth Big Green football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1981 Dartmouth Big Green football Ivy League Ivy 6–4 6–1 Joe Yukica 4th Kent Cooper George Thompson Memorial Field Ivy League co-champion The 1981 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the Big Green compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 208 to 137. Kent Cooper and George Thompson 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 record tied Yale for the Ivy League championship. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 193 to 87.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 29 Dartmouth's sole league loss was to its co-champion, Yale. This was the Big Green's last season in the NCAA's top level of football competition. Shortly after the season ended, the NCAA reassigned all of the Ivy League teams to the second-tier Division I-AA,Big Guys on Block Bully Ivy, HC Football Ernie Roberts The Boston Globe Boston, Mass. December 4, 1981 which would later be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision. Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. Schedule y y y AP 1981 September 19 Princeton Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 32 13 6,981 Dartmouth Opens by Routing Princeton, 32-13 Paul Robbins The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. September 20, 1981 sect. 2, p. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56611303/1981-princeton-dartmouth/ Newspapers.com September 26 @ UMass<ncg> Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA L 8 10 11,855 UMass Dumps Dartmouth Again Harry Eisenberg September 27, 1981 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310057/1981-dartmouth-umass/ October 3 Holy Cross<ncg> Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0 28 7,203 HC Cuffs Dartmouth, 28-0 Ernie Roberts October 4, 1981 85 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310334/1981-dartmouth-holy-cross/ October 10 William & Mary<ncg> Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 7 12 10,061 William and Mary Downs Dartmouth Art Ballou October 11, 1981 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310572/1981-dartmouth-wm/ October 17 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry) W 24 10 25,000 Dartmouth Whips Harvard Ernie Roberts October 18, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310772/1981-dartmouth-harvard/ October 24 Cornell Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 42 7 12,054 Dartmouth Coasts Bob Reinert October 25, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310938/1981-cornell-dartmouth/ October 31 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 3 24 32,500 Rogan, Yale Dispose of Dartmouth Joe Concannon November 1, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311236/1981-dartmouth-yale/ November 7 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 21 7 3,860 It's Dartmouth -- in a Real Breeze David Newman November 8, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311619/1981-columbia-dartmouth/ November 14 Brown Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 38 13 9,500 Dartmouth Throttles Brown Associated Press November 15, 1981 3C, 2C The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56644988/1981-brown-dartmouth/ November 21 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 33 13 9,757 Dartmouth Shares Title Mike O'Connell November 22, 1981 71 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54312109/1981-dartmouth-penn/ References Dartmouth Category:Dartmouth Big Green football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Dartmouth Big Green football