1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team

American college football season

1986 Dartmouth Big Green football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–6–1 (3–3–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Joe Yukica (9th season)
Captains	David Gabianelli Russell Gardner
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons← 1985 1987 →

1986 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Penn $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Cornell	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Brown	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Yale	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In its ninth and final season under head coach Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record and was outscored 272 to 188. David Gabianelli and Russell Gardner were the team captains.

The Big Green's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 169 to 113.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–21	7,260
September 27	New Hampshire*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 12–66	9,927
October 4	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–45	31,543
October 11	at No. 9 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–48	14,171
October 18	Harvard	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 26–42	15,618
October 25	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	L 7–10	8,137
November 1	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 39–13	17,170
November 8	Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 41–0	2,210
November 15	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	T 21–21	6,350
November 22	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 28–6	8,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

"Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
Roberts, Ernie (September 21, 1986). "Penn Tramples Dartmouth, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
Reinert, Bob (September 28, 1986). "UNH Annihilates Dartmouth, 66-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
Free, Bill (October 5, 1986). "Middies Shut Out Dartmouth". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
O'Sullivan, Sean (October 12, 1986). "Lockbaum Lifts HC, 48-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
Reinert, Bob (October 19, 1986). "Yohe's Offense the Key; Harvard Tramples Dartmouth, 42-26". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
Reinert, Bob (October 26, 1986). "Cornell Sacks Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
Sudyk, Bob (November 2, 1986). "Beleaguered Yukica, Dartmouth Savor Rout of Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
Craig, Jack (November 9, 1986). "Dartmouth Flattens Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brown 21, Dartmouth 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 1986. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
Esterman, Sue (November 23, 1986). "Easy Win over Princeton Sends Away Green Coach". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.

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