2006 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2006 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green tied for last in the Ivy League.

2006 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
2006 record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Preston Copley
  • Michael Rabil
Home stadiumMemorial Field
2006 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 18 Princeton +  6 –1     9 –1  
No. 25 Yale +  6 –1     8 –2  
Harvard  4 –3     7 –3  
Penn  3 –4     5 –5  
Cornell  3 –4     5 –5  
Dartmouth  2 –5     2 –8  
Columbia  2 –5     5 –5  
Brown  2 –5     3 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its second consecutive season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens (his seventh overall), the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored 244 to 147. Preston Copley and Michael Rabil were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 146 to 105 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Colgate*
L 7–28 5,828 [3]
September 23 No. 1 New Hampshire*
L 14–56 7,023 [4]
September 30 at Penn
L 10–17 [1]
October 7 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–26 7,307 [5]
October 14 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 21–24 OT 7,414 [6]
October 21 at Columbia
W 20–7 3,647 [7]
October 28 No. 23 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 0–28 2,028 [8]
November 4 at Cornell
L 25–28 3,788 [9]
November 11 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 19–13 OT 4,211 [10]
November 18 at No. 18 Princeton
L 17–27 12,004 [11]

References
  1. "Season-by-Season Results: 2006-". 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. p. 42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Muder, Craig (September 17, 2006). "Scott Carries Colgate Past Dartmouth". Observer-Dispatch. Utica, N.Y. p. 6C – via NewsBank.
  4. Chamberlain, Tony (September 24, 2006). "UNH's Ball Catches Rice with 50 TDs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Hine, Tommy (October 8, 2006). "Road Handlers: McLeod-Led Yale Wins 3rd Straight". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Wood, Bruce (October 15, 2006). "Crusaders Get Kick out of OT on DeSantis Field Goal". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dartmouth 20, Columbia 7". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Results: East". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 22, 2006. p. 6C.
  8. Duffy, Bob (October 29, 2006). "Dawson Runs Roughshod Over Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Feaver, Christopher (November 6, 2006). "Strong Ground Game from QBs Powers CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Szostak, Mike (November 12, 2006). "Brown Downed in O.T.". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  11. "Princeton Earns Share of Ivy Crown with Win". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 19, 2006. p. H12 – via Newspapers.com.
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