2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team

2004 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	John Lyons (13th season)
Captains	Ryan Conger Chris Dodds Chris Little Clayton Smith
Home stadium	Memorial Field

2004 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Harvard $		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 21 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	2
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Brown		3	–	4					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					5	–	5
Yale		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	9
Columbia		1	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green tied for last in the Ivy League.

In its 13th and final season under head coach John Lyons, the team compiled a 1–9 record and was outscored 205 to 108. Ryan Conger, Chris Dodds, Chris Little and Clayton Smith were the team captains.^[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 18	at No. 12 Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 15–17	5,439	[3]
September 25	No. 14 New Hampshire*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 24–45	4,925	[4]
October 2	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–35	8,419	[5]
October 9	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–24	6,109	[6]
October 16	Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–24	3,116	[7]
October 23	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 6–9	4,140	[8]
October 30	No. 21 Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 12–13	6,030	[9]
November 6	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–14	5,012	[10]
November 13	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 20–7	4,113	[11]
November 20	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–17	13,852	[12]
*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: 2004-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Branch's Late TD Scamper Lifts Colgate over Dartmouth". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 19, 2004. p. 2F – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 19, 2004. p. C21.
4. Chamberlain, Tony (September 26, 2004). "Wildcats Bowl Over Dartmouth -- Again". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Reid, Ron (October 3, 2004). "Penn Steamrolls Past Dartmouth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hine, Tommy (October 10, 2004). "On Defense, They're Bulldogs". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E9, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Wood, Bruce (October 17, 2004). "Green with Envy: Holy Cross Ends 15-Game Slump". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Columbia 9, Dartmouth 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 24, 2004. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chamberlain, Tony (October 31, 2004). "Clock Runs Out on the Big Green; Harvard Hangs On for Win". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cornell 14, Dartmouth 7". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 7, 2004. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 7, 2004. p. E19.
11. "Dartmouth 20, Brown 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 14, 2004. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bizarre Win for Tigers". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 21, 2004. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 21, 2004. p. C17.
13. "Dartmouth Big Green Schedule 2004". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
14. "2004 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College. Retrieved August 7, 2024.