2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team

2002 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (11th season)
Captain	Kevin Noone
Home stadium	Memorial Field

2002 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Penn $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Princeton		4	–	3					6	–	4
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					3	–	7
Brown		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In its 11th season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored 295 to 247. Kevin Noone was the team captain.^[1]

The Big Green's 1–6 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 200 to 151 by Ivy opponents.^[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 21	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 26–30	7,368	[3]
September 28	New Hampshire*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 26–29	7,928	[4]
October 5	at No. 23 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–49	8,674	[5]
October 12	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 20–17	7,112	[6]
October 19	Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 44–36	5,119	[7]
October 26	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 24–23	3,510	[8]
November 2	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 26–31	8,102	[9]
November 9	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 19–21		[1]
November 16	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 18–21	1,916	[10]
November 23	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 30–38	11,597	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Season-by-Season Results: 2002-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Colgate Tops Dartmouth on Late TD". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 22, 2002. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 22, 2002. p. C17.
4. "UNH 29, Dartmouth 26". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 29, 2002. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 2002. p. C18.
5. Tatum, Kevin (October 6, 2002). "Air-Minded Penn Routs Dartmouth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hine, Tommy (October 13, 2002). "Dartmouth Doesn't Have Far to Drive". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Robbins, Paul (October 20, 2002). "Dartmouth's Mann Super". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Green Tame Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 27, 2002. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chamberlain, Tony (November 3, 2002). "Morris, Crimson Can't Be Caught". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brown 21, Dartmouth 18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Atkinson Sparks Tigers". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 24, 2002. p. C17.
12. "Dartmouth Big Green Schedule 2002". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
13. "2002 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College. Retrieved August 7, 2024.