2001 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2001 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second in the Ivy League.

2001 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
2001 record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainMatthew Mercer
Home stadiumMemorial Field
2001 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 19 Harvard $  7 –0     9 –0  
No. 24 Penn  6 –1     8 –1  
Brown  5 –2     6 –3  
Princeton  3 –4     3 –6  
Columbia  3 –4     3 –7  
Cornell  2 –5     2 –7  
Dartmouth  1 –6     1 –8  
Yale  1 –6     3 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their sixth season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 208 to 165. Matthew Mercer was the team captain.[1]

The Big Green's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 116 to 103.[2]

Like most of the Ivy League, Dartmouth played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener against Colgate, following the September 11 attacks.[3]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 at Colgate*
Canceled [3]
September 22 No. 21 New Hampshire*
L 38–42 6,922 [4]
September 27 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 20–21 5,929 [5]
October 7 at Yale
W 32–27 19,996 [6]
October 13 at Holy Cross*
L 17–49 8,817 [7]
October 20 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 20–27 7,020 [8]
October 27 at Harvard
L 21–31 12,324 [9]
November 3 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 24–28 5,603 [10]
November 10 at Brown
L 16–41 8,391 [11]
November 17 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–35 2,417 [12]

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. 39–40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Greenidge, Jim (September 23, 2001). "Wildcats Wait Out Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Juliano, Joe (September 30, 2001). "Quakers Hold On to Win by One". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hine, Tommy (October 8, 2001). "Yale Falls Short". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dell'Apa, Frank (October 14, 2001). "Hall Has Big Hand in Holy Cross Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Columbia 27, Dartmouth 20". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 21, 2001. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 21, 2001. p. D18.
  9. Pave, Marvin (October 28, 2001). "Crimson Get Message, Deliver; Harvard Roars Back to Stop Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Harber, Paul (November 4, 2001). "Big Green End on Low Note; Cornell Capitalizes, Rallies for Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brown Kicks In, Routs Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Princeton 35, Dartmouth 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
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