1989 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1989 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (2nd season)
Captains	Mark Johnson Kevin Luensmann
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1989 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1989 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the Big Green compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 178 to 170. Mark Johnson and Kevin Luensmann were the team captains.^[1]

The Big Green's 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 115 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 16	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–20	6,916	[3]
September 23	Boston University*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 28–27	4,923	[4]
September 30	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 20–36	4,280	[5]
October 7	No. 3 Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–33	7,107	[6]
October 14	No. 20 Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 19–24	15,431	[7]
October 21	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 5–6	20,500	[8]
October 28	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 28–14	11,000	[9]
November 4	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 13–12	4,830	[10]
November 11	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 12–6	3,753	[11]
November 18	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–0	8,207	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the 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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Reinert, Bob (September 17, 1989). "Garrett Plows Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Burris, Joe (September 24, 1989). "Dartmouth Frustrates Terriers, 28-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Baker, Wayne (October 1, 1989). "Bucknell Rolls to Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. 2C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
6. Craig, John (October 8, 1989). "Holy Cross Soars; Ciaccio Throws Dartmouth, 33-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Lessels, Allen (October 15, 1989). "Yale Holds Off Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Concannon, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Harvard Boots Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Dartmouth Spells Deja Vu for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Raskin, David A. (November 5, 1989). "Columbia Finds a Way to Lose". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S6, S9.
11. "Dartmouth 12, Brown 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Juliano, Joe (November 19, 1989). "Quakers Lay a Colossal Egg vs. Big Green". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.