1997 Dartmouth Big Green football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1997
| team = Dartmouth Big Green
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = John Lyons
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach = Roger Hughes
| oc_year = 6th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tom Gilmore
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain = William Harper
| captain2 = Lloyd Lee
| captain3 = Zachary Walz
| stadium = Memorial Field
}}
{{1997 Ivy League football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99 |url=https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/2018/8/8/fb-season-by-season-1940-99.aspx?id=944 |publisher=Dartmouth College |location=Hanover, N.H. |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
The Big Green's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 116 to 103.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=37}}
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Schedule
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| rankyear = 1997
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| September 20 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | W 23 15
| 11,123 | {{cite news |title=Turnovers Plague Quakers in 23-15 Loss to Dartmouth |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=September 21, 1997 |page=C13 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59317931/1997-dartmouth-penn/ }}
| September 27 | @ | Holy Cross
| Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | W 35 6
| 3,000 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Batters HC |first=John |last=Vellante |date=September 28, 1997 |page=E19 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318623/1997-dartmouth-hc/ }}
| October 4 | | Cornell
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH (rivalry) | W 24 20
| 6,641 | {{cite news |title=A Green Day in Hanover: Dartmouth Rallies Past CU |first=Keith |last=McShea |date=October 6, 1997 |page=3B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59361196/1997-cornell-dartmouth/ }}
| October 11 | @ | Fordham
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY | W 31 10
| 3,711 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Easily Defeats Fordham |date=October 12, 1997 |page=B3 |newspaper=The Sunday Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vt.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59363642/1997-dartmouth-fordham/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Summaries |date=October 12, 1997 |page=C17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| October 18 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | W 21 7
| 17,973 | {{cite news |title=Big Green Streak Is Alive at 22 |first=John |last=Vellante |date=October 19, 1997 |page=D17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59364742/1997-dartmouth-yale/ }}
| October 25 | | Lehigh
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | L 26 46
| 4,525 | {{cite news |title=Green's Streak Is Ended |first=Allen |last=Lessels |date=October 26, 1997 |page=F14 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376157/1997-o25-ivies/ }}
| November 1 | | Harvard
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH (rivalry) | L 0 24
| 13,111 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Takes Over Ivy by Pounding Dartmouth |first=Joe |last=Concannon |date=November 2, 1997 |page=D14 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59377574/1997-dartmouth-harvard/ }}
| November 8 | @ | Columbia
| Wien Stadium | New York, NY | W 23 21
| 1,375 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth 23, Columbia 21 |date=November 9, 1997 |page=B8 |newspaper=The Sunday Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vt.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59379274/1997-columbia-dartmouth/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Scores and I-AA Summaries |date=November 9, 1997 |page=6D |newspaper=Sun-Sentinel |location=Fort Lauderdale, Fla.}}
| November 15 | | Brown
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | W 13 7
| 2,515 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth Remains Alive in Ivy Race, Downs Brown |first=Tom |last=Haley |date=November 16, 1997 |page=B1 |newspaper=The Sunday Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vt.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59380848/1997-brown-dartmouth/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Ivy/Patriot Summaries |date=November 16, 1997 |page=D16 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| November 22 | | Princeton
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | W 12 9
| 3,022 | {{cite news |title=Bittersweet Win for Dartmouth |first=Tom |last=Haley |date=November 23, 1997 |page=B1 |newspaper=The Sunday Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, Vt.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381394/1997-dartmouth-princeton/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=College Football Scoreboard |date=November 23, 1997 |page=S-5 |newspaper=The Sunday Record |location=Hackensack, N.J.}}
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