American college football season
The 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Big Green were led by head coach Buddy Teevens in his 13th straight year and 18th overall. They played their home games at Memorial Field . They were a member of the Ivy League . They finished the season 8–2 overall and 5–2 in Ivy League play to a tie for second place. Dartmouth averaged 6,642 fans per game.
Schedule [ edit ] The 2017 schedule consisted of five home games, four away games, and one game against Brown at Fenway Park in Boston . The Big Green hosted Ivy League foes Yale , Columbia , Cornell , and Princeton , and traveled to Penn and Harvard .
Dartmouth's non-conference opponents were Stetson of the Pioneer Football League , Holy Cross of the Patriot League , and Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference . Homecoming coincided with the game against Yale on October 7.[1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 6:00 p.m. at Stetson * ESPN3 W 38–72,435 September 23 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Holy Cross * W 27–26 OT 7,094 September 29 7:00 p.m. at Penn NBCSN W 16–134,023 October 7 1:30 p.m. Yale Memorial Field Hanover, NH ESPN3 W 28–278,114 October 14 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart * W 29–265,569 October 21 12:30 p.m. Columbia Memorial Field Hanover, NH ELVN L 17–225,237 October 28 Noon at Harvard NESN L 22–2511,143 November 4 1:30 p.m. Cornell Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry ) W 10–04,033 8:00 p.m. vs. Brown NBCSN W 33–1012,297 November 18 1:30 p.m. Princeton Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 54–443,081 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ edit ] Stetson [ edit ] Dartmouth vs. Stetson – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 0 10 21 7 38 Stetson 0 7 0 0 7
at Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL
Date : September 16Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : 87 °F (31 °C); muggy, partly cloudyGame attendance : 2,435Referee : J. PageBox Score
Game information Second quarter DART – Rashaad Cooper, 10 yard run (David Smith XP good), 10:01 (DART 7–0) STET – Justin Jordan, 6 yard pass from Colin McGovern (Jonny Messina XP good), 4:22 (TIE 7–7) DART – Smith, 25 yard field goal, 0:17 (DART 10–7) Third quarter DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run (Smith XP good), 11:13 (DART 17–7) DART – Cam Poole, 5 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (Smith XP good), 7:30 (DART 24–7) DART – D.J. Avery, 30 yard interception return (Smith XP good), 3:06 (DART 31–7) Fourth quarter DART – Matthew Shearin, 16 yard run (Smith XP good), 9:47 (DART 38–7)
#25 Holy Cross [ edit ] Holy Cross vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 25 Holy Cross 0 14 0 6 6 26 Dartmouth 7 6 7 0 7 27
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : September 23Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 82 °F (28 °C); unseasonably warmGame attendance : 7,094Referee : M. OvertonBox Score
Game information First quarter DART – Emory Thompson, 22 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 5:43 (DART 7–0) Second quarter HC – Blaise Bell, 7 yard pass from Peter Pujals (A.J. Wells XP good), 14:52 (TIE 7–7) DART – Smith, 42 yard field goal, 11:50 (DART 10–7) HC – Miles Alexander, 7 yard run (Wells XP good), 3:12 (HC 14–10) DART – Smith, 35 yard field goal, 0:00 (HC 14–13) Third quarter DART – Ryder Stone, 44 yard run (Smith XP good), 0:45 (DART 20–14) Fourth quarter HC – Bell, 6 yard pass from Pujals (Wells XP blocked), 0:03 (TIE 20–20) Overtime DART – Stephen Johnston, 10 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good) (DART 27–20) HC – Diquan Walker, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion attempt failed) (DART 27–26)
Penn vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Penn 0 7 3 3 13 Dartmouth 0 10 0 6 16
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : September 30Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game attendance : 4,023Box Score
Game information Second quarter DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 12 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 13:06 (DART 7–0) PENN – Justin Watson, 6 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Jack Soslow XP good), 1:20 (TIE 7–7) DART – Smith, 43 yard field goal, 0:00 (DART 10–7) Third quarter PENN – Soslow, 31 yard field goal, 0:30 (TIE 10–10) Fourth quarter PENN – Soslow, 27 yard field goal, 5:37 (PENN 13–10) DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run, 0:00 (DART 16–13)
Yale vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Yale 7 17 3 0 27 Dartmouth 0 7 7 14 28
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : October 7Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C); overcastGame attendance : 8,114Referee : W. GillisBox Score
Game information First quarter YALE – C. Williams-Lopez, 46 yard pass from Kurt Rawlings (Alex Galland XP good), 3:59 (YALE 7–0) Second quarter YALE – Melvin Rouse II, 4 yard pass from Rawlings (Galland XP good), 14:14 (YALE 14–0) YALE – Zane Dudek, 22 yard pass from Rawlings (Galland XP good), 7:39 (YALE 21–0) DART – Isiah Swann, 47 yard interception return (David Smith XP good), 2:24 (YALE 21–7) YALE – Galland, 29 yard field goal, 0:00 (YALE 24–7) Third quarter DART – Drew Hunnicut, 30 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (Smith XP good), 12:18 (YALE 24–14) YALE – Galland, 20 yard field goal, 6:07 (YALE 27–14) Fourth quarter DART – Dylan Mellor, 40 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good), 6:10 (YALE 27–21) DART – Hunnicut, 15 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good), 0:34 (DART 28–27)
Sacred Heart [ edit ] Dartmouth vs. Sacred Heart – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 14 0 7 8 29 Sacred Heart 7 16 3 0 26
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
Date : October 14Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 69 °F (21 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 5,569Referee : J. DeAnguloBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Columbia [ edit ] Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 3 13 6 10 32 Dartmouth 0 0 7 10 17
at Memorial Field • Hanover, CT
Date : October 21Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C); sunny and warmGame attendance : 5,237Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Harvard [ edit ] Dartmouth vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 7 7 0 8 22 Harvard 0 6 6 13 25
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : October 28Game time : NoonGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C); mostly sunnyGame attendance : 11,143Referee : H. WimbergBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Cornell [ edit ] Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 0 0 0 0 0 Dartmouth 7 0 0 3 10
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : November 4Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C); sunnyGame attendance : 4,033Referee : S. CadoretteBox Score
Game information First quarter DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 23 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 6:22 (DART 7–0) Fourth quarter DART – Smith, 33 yard field goal, 1:19 (DART 10–0)
Dartmouth vs. Brown – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 6 17 7 3 33 Brown 0 3 0 7 10
at Fenway Park • Boston, MA
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : 27 °F (−3 °C); clear and coldGame attendance : 12,297Referee : J. GrayBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Princeton [ edit ] Princeton vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Princeton 6 7 14 17 44 Dartmouth 3 17 0 34 54
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : November 18Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C); cold and overcastGame attendance : 3,081Referee : T. MarcellaBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
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