American college football season
The 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Big Green were led by head coach Buddy Teevens in his 13th straight year and 18th overall. They played their home games at Memorial Field . They were a member of the Ivy League . They finished the season 8–2 overall and 5–2 in Ivy League play to a tie for second place. Dartmouth averaged 6,642 fans per game.
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home games, four away games, and one game against Brown at Fenway Park in Boston . The Big Green hosted Ivy League foes Yale , Columbia , Cornell , and Princeton , and traveled to Penn and Harvard .
Dartmouth's non-conference opponents were Stetson of the Pioneer Football League , Holy Cross of the Patriot League , and Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference . Homecoming coincided with the game against Yale on October 7.[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 6:00 p.m. at Stetson * ESPN3 W 38–72,435 September 23 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Holy Cross * W 27–26 OT 7,094 September 29 7:00 p.m. at Penn NBCSN W 16–134,023 October 7 1:30 p.m. Yale Memorial Field Hanover, NH ESPN3 W 28–278,114 October 14 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart * W 29–265,569 October 21 12:30 p.m. Columbia Memorial Field Hanover, NH ELVN L 17–225,237 October 28 12:00 p.m. at Harvard NESN L 22–2511,143 November 4 1:30 p.m. Cornell Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry ) W 10–04,033 8:00 p.m. vs. Brown NBCSN W 33–1012,297 November 18 1:30 p.m. Princeton Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 54–443,081 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Dartmouth vs. Stetson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 0 10 21 7 38 Stetson 0 7 0 0 7
at Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL
Date : September 16Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : 87 °F (31 °C); muggy, partly cloudyGame attendance : 2,435Referee : J. PageBox Score
Game information Second quarter DART – Rashaad Cooper, 10 yard run (David Smith XP good), 10:01 (DART 7–0) STET – Justin Jordan, 6 yard pass from Colin McGovern (Jonny Messina XP good), 4:22 (TIE 7–7) DART – Smith, 25 yard field goal, 0:17 (DART 10–7) Third quarter DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run (Smith XP good), 11:13 (DART 17–7) DART – Cam Poole, 5 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (Smith XP good), 7:30 (DART 24–7) DART – D.J. Avery, 30 yard interception return (Smith XP good), 3:06 (DART 31–7) Fourth quarter DART – Matthew Shearin, 16 yard run (Smith XP good), 9:47 (DART 38–7)
Holy Cross vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 25 Holy Cross 0 14 0 6 6 26 Dartmouth 7 6 7 0 7 27
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : September 23Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 82 °F (28 °C); unseasonably warmGame attendance : 7,094Referee : M. OvertonBox Score
Game information First quarter DART – Emory Thompson, 22 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 5:43 (DART 7–0) Second quarter HC – Blaise Bell, 7 yard pass from Peter Pujals (A.J. Wells XP good), 14:52 (TIE 7–7) DART – Smith, 42 yard field goal, 11:50 (DART 10–7) HC – Miles Alexander, 7 yard run (Wells XP good), 3:12 (HC 14–10) DART – Smith, 35 yard field goal, 0:00 (HC 14–13) Third quarter DART – Ryder Stone, 44 yard run (Smith XP good), 0:45 (DART 20–14) Fourth quarter HC – Bell, 6 yard pass from Pujals (Wells XP blocked), 0:03 (TIE 20–20) Overtime DART – Stephen Johnston, 10 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good) (DART 27–20) HC – Diquan Walker, 1 yard run (2-pt. conversion attempt failed) (DART 27–26)
Penn vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Penn 0 7 3 3 13 Dartmouth 0 10 0 6 16
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : September 30Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game attendance : 4,023Box Score
Game information Second quarter DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 12 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 13:06 (DART 7–0) PENN – Justin Watson, 6 yard pass from Fischer-Colbrie (Jack Soslow XP good), 1:20 (TIE 7–7) DART – Smith, 43 yard field goal, 0:00 (DART 10–7) Third quarter PENN – Soslow, 31 yard field goal, 0:30 (TIE 10–10) Fourth quarter PENN – Soslow, 27 yard field goal, 5:37 (PENN 13–10) DART – Jared Gerbino, 1 yard run, 0:00 (DART 16–13)
Yale vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Yale 7 17 3 0 27 Dartmouth 0 7 7 14 28
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : October 7Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C); overcastGame attendance : 8,114Referee : W. GillisBox Score
Game information First quarter YALE – C. Williams-Lopez, 46 yard pass from Kurt Rawlings (Alex Galland XP good), 3:59 (YALE 7–0) Second quarter YALE – Melvin Rouse II, 4 yard pass from Rawlings (Galland XP good), 14:14 (YALE 14–0) YALE – Zane Dudek, 22 yard pass from Rawlings (Galland XP good), 7:39 (YALE 21–0) DART – Isiah Swann, 47 yard interception return (David Smith XP good), 2:24 (YALE 21–7) YALE – Galland, 29 yard field goal, 0:00 (YALE 24–7) Third quarter DART – Drew Hunnicut, 30 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (Smith XP good), 12:18 (YALE 24–14) YALE – Galland, 20 yard field goal, 6:07 (YALE 27–14) Fourth quarter DART – Dylan Mellor, 40 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good), 6:10 (YALE 27–21) DART – Hunnicut, 15 yard pass from Heneghan (Smith XP good), 0:34 (DART 28–27)
Dartmouth vs. Sacred Heart – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 14 0 7 8 29 Sacred Heart 7 16 3 0 26
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
Date : October 14Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 69 °F (21 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 5,569Referee : J. DeAnguloBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Columbia vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Columbia 3 13 6 10 32 Dartmouth 0 0 7 10 17
at Memorial Field • Hanover, CT
Date : October 21Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C); sunny and warmGame attendance : 5,237Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Dartmouth vs. Harvard – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 7 7 0 8 22 Harvard 0 6 6 13 25
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
Date : October 28Game time : NoonGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C); mostly sunnyGame attendance : 11,143Referee : H. WimbergBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Cornell vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cornell 0 0 0 0 0 Dartmouth 7 0 0 3 10
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : November 4Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C); sunnyGame attendance : 4,033Referee : S. CadoretteBox Score
Game information First quarter DART – Hunter Hagdorn, 23 yard pass from Jack Heneghan (David Smith XP good), 6:22 (DART 7–0) Fourth quarter DART – Smith, 33 yard field goal, 1:19 (DART 10–0)
Dartmouth vs. Brown – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 6 17 7 3 33 Brown 0 3 0 7 10
at Fenway Park • Boston, MA
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : 27 °F (−3 °C); clear and coldGame attendance : 12,297Referee : J. GrayBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Princeton vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Princeton 6 7 14 17 44 Dartmouth 3 17 0 34 54
at Memorial Field • Hanover, NH
Date : November 18Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C); cold and overcastGame attendance : 3,081Referee : T. MarcellaBox Score
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
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