The 2003 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth tied for second in the Ivy League.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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| No. 12 Penn $ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their 12th season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 261 to 211. Casey Cramer and Clayton Smith were the team captains.[1]
The Big Green's 4–3 conference record placed them in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League standings. Despite its winning conference record, Dartmouth was outscored 168 to 161 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | No. 24 Colgate* | L 9–31 | 6,920 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at New Hampshire* | L 17–42 | 3,335 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | No. 15 Penn |
| L 20–33 | 5,104 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Yale | L 17–40 | 20,981 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | at Holy Cross* | W 24–20 | 7,863 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | Columbia
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| W 26–21 | 8,125 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | at No. 16 Harvard | W 30–16 | 12,186 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | Cornell |
| W 26–17 | 4,308 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Brown | L 21–26 | 6,270 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | Princeton |
| W 21–15 | 3,822 | [12] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 2000-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Colgate Rides Back's 3 TDs". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 21, 2003. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 21, 2003. p. C13.
- ^ "New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "A-10 Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C16.
- ^ "Big First Half Helps Penn to Easy Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (October 12, 2003). "Siedlecki Gets Bold and Yale Converts". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E13, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Toland, Jennifer (October 19, 2003). "'Saders Foiled Again at End". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D4 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Dartmouth 26, Columbia 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 26, 2003. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chamberlain, Tony (November 2, 2003). "Green Crash Crimson's Stadium Party". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth 26, Cornell 17". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 9, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 9, 2003. p. C16.
- ^ "Brown 26, Dartmouth 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 16, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
- ^ "Dartmouth Defeats Princeton". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. November 23, 2003. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.