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1985 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7–1 (2–4–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Robert Brown
  • Leonard Fontes
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Yale 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished sixth in the Ivy League.

In their eighth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the Big Green compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored 199 to 144. Robert Brown and Leonard Fontes were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 2–4–1 conference record placed sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 105 to 95 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 3–10 10,985 [3]
September 28 at New Hampshire*
L 7–23 9,121 [4]
October 5 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–17 3,100 [5]
October 12 Colgate*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 28–54 9,434 [6]
October 19 at Harvard
L 7–17 15,800 [7]
October 26 at Cornell
W 20–17 16,000 [8]
November 2 at Yale
T 17–17 14,018 [9]
November 9 at Columbia
W 34–3 6,013 [10]
November 16 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 0–22 7,465 [11]
November 23 at Penn
L 14–19 19,802 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Roberts, Ernie (September 22, 1985). "Princeton Grinds, 10-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1985). "UNH, Garron Bolt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Roberts, Ernie (October 6, 1985). "HC Muddles Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Craig, Jack (October 13, 1985). "Colgate Cruises, 54-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 20, 1985). "Harvard Grinds Down Dartmouth, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (October 27, 1985). "Cornell Falls Short Again". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 3, 1985). "Yale Tied Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Make It 19 Straight Losses for Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 10, 1985. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 17, 1985). "It's a Brown-Out, 22-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Newman, Chuck (November 24, 1985). "Quakers Down Dartmouth for 4th Straight Ivy Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
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