1990 Dartmouth Big Green football team

American college football season

1990 Dartmouth Big Green football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Buddy Teevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Lyons (3rd season)
Captains	Peter Chapman Richard Joyce
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 17 Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green were co-champions of the Ivy League.

In its fourth under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record and outscored opponents 211 to 121. Peter Chapman and Richard Joyce were the team captains.

The Big Green's 6–1 conference record tied for first in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 147 to 65. Dartmouth shared the championship despite having defeated its co-champion, Cornell, in their head-to-head matchup.

The Big Green were unranked for most of the year, but entered the national Division I-AA top 20 toward the end of their six-game win streak, and were ranked No. 17 at the end of the year.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Penn		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–16	8,119
September 22	No. 20 Lehigh*		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 33–14	4,229
September 29	at No. 3 New Hampshire*		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	T 21–21	9,563
October 6	at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–21	13,211
October 13	Yale		Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 27–17	10,130
October 20	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 11–6	12,000
October 27	Harvard		Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 17–0	8,821
November 3	Columbia		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 34–20	5,113
November 10	at Brown	No. 20	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 29–0	2,100
November 17	at Princeton	No. 17	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 23–6	9,842
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee 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. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
Juliano, Joe (September 16, 1990). "Penn Triumphs in Opener, 16-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-E – via Newspapers.com.
Lessels, Allen (September 23, 1990). "Dartmouth, Brzica Cruise Past Lehigh". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
Lessels, Allen (September 30, 1990). "UNH Is Tied Up by Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
Monahan, Bob (October 7, 1990). "Segreti, Ciaccio Lift HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
Concannon, Joe (October 14, 1990). "Dartmouth Dumps Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
Herzog, Brad (October 22, 1990). "Dartmouth Dodges a Last-Second Cornell Bullet". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
Haley, Tom (October 28, 1990). "Page Powers Dartmouth to First Shutout of Harvard Since 1965". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
Greenidge, Jim (November 4, 1990). "Dartmouth Digs In, Holds Its Ground". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
Harber, Paul (November 11, 1990). "Big Green Hold Brown Out to Dry". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
Shipley, John C. Jr. (November 18, 1990). "Dartmouth Wins, 23-6, Clinches Share of Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Dartmouth Big Green football
Venues	Memorial Field (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cornell Harvard New Hampshire
Culture & lore	Wurtenburg years Keggy the Keg "Dartmouth's In Town Again" Fifth Down Game The Sport Parade The Iron Major
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Ivy League football champions
I-A/FBS	Yale (1956) Princeton (1957) Dartmouth (1958) Penn (1959) Yale (1960) Columbia & Harvard (1961) Dartmouth (1962) Dartmouth & Princeton (1963) Princeton (1964) Dartmouth (1965) Dartmouth, Harvard, & Princeton (1966) Yale (1967) Harvard & Yale (1968) Dartmouth, Yale, & Princeton (1969) Dartmouth (1970) Dartmouth & Cornell (1971) Dartmouth (1972) Dartmouth (1973) Yale (1974) Harvard (1975) Yale & Brown (1976) Yale (1977) Dartmouth (1978) Yale (1979) Yale (1980) Yale & Dartmouth (1981)
I-AA/FCS	Dartmouth, Harvard & Penn (1982) Harvard & Penn (1983) Penn (1984) Penn (1985) Penn (1986) Harvard (1987) Penn & Cornell (1988) Yale & Princeton (1989) Dartmouth & Cornell (1990) Dartmouth (1991) Dartmouth & Princeton (1992) Penn (1993) Penn (1994) Princeton (1995) Dartmouth (1996) Harvard (1997) Penn (1998) Brown & Yale (1999) Penn (2000) Harvard (2001) Penn (2002) Penn (2003) Harvard (2004) Brown (2005) Princeton & Yale (2006) Harvard (2007) Harvard & Brown (2008) Penn (2009) Penn (2010) Harvard (2011) Penn (2012) Harvard & Princeton (2013) Harvard (2014) Harvard, Dartmouth, & Penn (2015) Princeton & Penn (2016) Yale (2017) Princeton (2018) Dartmouth & Yale (2019) No season (2020) Dartmouth & Princeton (2021) Yale (2022) Dartmouth, Harvard, & Yale (2023) Columbia, Dartmouth, & Harvard (2024)

Ivy League football champions

I-A/FBS

Yale (1956)
Princeton (1957)
Dartmouth (1958)
Penn (1959)
Yale (1960)
Columbia & Harvard (1961)
Dartmouth (1962)
Dartmouth & Princeton (1963)
Princeton (1964)
Dartmouth (1965)
Dartmouth, Harvard, & Princeton (1966)
Yale (1967)
Harvard & Yale (1968)
Dartmouth, Yale, & Princeton (1969)
Dartmouth (1970)
Dartmouth & Cornell (1971)
Dartmouth (1972)
Dartmouth (1973)
Yale (1974)
Harvard (1975)
Yale & Brown (1976)
Yale (1977)
Dartmouth (1978)
Yale (1979)
Yale (1980)
Yale & Dartmouth (1981)

I-AA/FCS

Dartmouth, Harvard & Penn (1982)
Harvard & Penn (1983)
Penn (1984)
Penn (1985)
Penn (1986)
Harvard (1987)
Penn & Cornell (1988)
Yale & Princeton (1989)
Dartmouth & Cornell (1990)
Dartmouth (1991)
Dartmouth & Princeton (1992)
Penn (1993)
Penn (1994)
Princeton (1995)
Dartmouth (1996)
Harvard (1997)
Penn (1998)
Brown & Yale (1999)
Penn (2000)
Harvard (2001)
Penn (2002)
Penn (2003)
Harvard (2004)
Brown (2005)
Princeton & Yale (2006)
Harvard (2007)
Harvard & Brown (2008)
Penn (2009)
Penn (2010)
Harvard (2011)
Penn (2012)
Harvard & Princeton (2013)
Harvard (2014)
Harvard, Dartmouth, & Penn (2015)
Princeton & Penn (2016)
Yale (2017)
Princeton (2018)
Dartmouth & Yale (2019)
No season (2020)
Dartmouth & Princeton (2021)
Yale (2022)
Dartmouth, Harvard, & Yale (2023)
Columbia, Dartmouth, & Harvard (2024)

Categories: