1997 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1997 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–2 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger Hughes (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gilmore (1st season)
Captains
  • William Harper
  • Lloyd Lee
  • Zachary Walz
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Harvard $   7 0     9 1  
Dartmouth   6 1     8 2  
Brown   4 3     7 3  
Cornell   4 3     6 4  
Princeton   3 4     6 4  
Columbia   3 4     4 6  
Yale   1 6     2 8  
Penn *   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player

The 1997 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth finished second in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach John Lyons, the Big Green compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 208 to 165. William Harper, Lloyd Lee and Zachary Walz were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 116 to 103.[2]

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

  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.