1977 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1977 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake Crouthamel (7th season)
Captains	Curtis Oberg James Vailas
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1977 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Cornell	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1977 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Dartmouth tied for third place in the Ivy League.

In their seventh and final season under head coach Jake Crouthamel, the Big Green compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 141 to 92. Curtis Oberg and James Vailas were the team captains.^[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference record earned a three-way tie for third in the Ivy League. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 86 to 82.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 14–11	12,200	[3]
September 24	Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 17–14	7,900	[4]
October 1	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 38–0	7,320	[5]
October 8	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 3–0	24,036	[6]
October 15	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 25–31	26,500	[7]
October 22	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 17–13	15,000	[8]
October 29	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 14–7	13,000	[9]
November 5	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 10–13	8,100	[10]
October 30	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 3–7	14,184	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

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. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Keese, Parton (September 18, 1977). "Dartmouth Sets Back Princeton". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S8.
4. Morganti, Al (September 25, 1977). "Lowery Kicks Dartmouth Past HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Concannon, Joe (October 2, 1977). "Taylor's Dartmouth 'Reunion' Dismal for BU, 38-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wallace, William N. (October 9, 1977). "Dartmouth Wins, 3-0, from Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. McGowen, Deane (October 16, 1977). "Harvard and Yale Win; Big Green Toppled First Time, 31-25". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Visser, Lesley (October 23, 1977). "Dartmouth Ruins Blackman's Return, Downs Cornell, 17-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
9. McGowen, Deane (October 30, 1977). "Dartmouth and Yale Win, Share Ivy League Lead; Cornell Is Drubbed by the Elis, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
10. Roberts, Ernie (November 6, 1977). "Jake's Home Finale Spoiled by Bruins, 13-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
11. McGowen, Deane (November 13, 1977). "Penn Holds On to Defeat Dartmouth, 7-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.