1982 Dartmouth Big Green football team explained

Year:1982
Team:Dartmouth Big Green
Sport:football
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:5–5
Conf Record:5–2
Head Coach:Joe Yukica
Hc Year:5th
Captain:Sean Mahler
Captain2:David Neslund
Stadium:Memorial Field
Champion:Ivy League co-champion

The 1982 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green were one of three co-champions of the Ivy League.

In its fifth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 235 to 219. Sean Mahler and David Neslund were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 5–2 conference record put them in a three-way tie atop the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 170 to 145.[2] Dartmouth had beaten both of its co-champions, Harvard and Penn, in head-to-head matchups.

This was Dartmouth's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1881.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99 . . Hanover, N.H. . July 3, 2020.
  2. Book: Ivy League Football Media Guide. Year-by-Year History. Ivy League. Princeton, N.J.. 2017. July 10, 2020. 30.