2003 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2003 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth tied for second in the Ivy League.

2003 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
2003 record5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Casey Cramer
  • Clayton Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Field
2003 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Penn $  7 0     10 0  
Harvard  4 3     7 3  
Brown  4 3     5 5  
Yale  4 3     6 4  
Dartmouth  4 3     5 5  
Columbia  3 4     4 6  
Princeton  2 5     2 8  
Cornell  0 7     1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their 12th season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 261 to 211. Casey Cramer and Clayton Smith were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference record placed them in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League standings. Despite its winning conference record, Dartmouth was outscored 168 to 161 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 No. 24 Colgate* L 9–31 6,920 [3]
September 27 at New Hampshire* L 17–42 3,335 [4]
October 4 No. 15 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 20–33 5,104 [5]
October 11 at Yale L 17–40 20,981 [6]
October 18 at Holy Cross* W 24–20 7,863 [7]
October 25 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 26–21 8,125 [8]
November 1 at No. 16 Harvard W 30–16 12,186 [9]
November 8 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 26–17 4,308 [10]
November 15 at Brown L 21–26 6,270 [11]
November 22 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 21–15 3,822 [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. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Colgate Rides Back's 3 TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 21, 2003. p. 7C via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 21, 2003. p. C13.
  4. "New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. B3 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C16.
  5. "Big First Half Helps Penn to Easy Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D12 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hine, Tommy (October 12, 2003). "Siedlecki Gets Bold and Yale Converts". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E14 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Toland, Jennifer (October 19, 2003). "'Saders Foiled Again at End". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D4 via NewsBank.
  8. "Dartmouth 26, Columbia 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 26, 2003. p. C18 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Chamberlain, Tony (November 2, 2003). "Green Crash Crimson's Stadium Party". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Dartmouth 26, Cornell 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 9, 2003. p. B3 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 9, 2003. p. C16.
  11. "Brown 26, Dartmouth 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 16, 2003. p. B3 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
  12. "Dartmouth Defeats Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 23, 2003. p. C5 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.
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