1983 Dartmouth Big Green football team

1983 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • David Fuhrman
  • Francis Polsinello
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 5 1 1 6 2 2
Penn + 5 1 1 6 3 1
Brown 4 2 1 4 5 1
Dartmouth 4 2 1 4 5 1
Cornell 3 3 1 3 6 1
Princeton 2 5 0 4 6 0
Columbia 1 5 1 1 7 2
Yale 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1983 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Dartmouth tied for third place in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach Joe Yukica, the Big Green compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 208 to 185. Francis Polsinello and David Fuhrman were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's 4–2–1 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 142 to 133.[2] Dartmouth's sole league loss was to its co-champion, Yale.

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. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.