2008 Dartmouth Big Green football team

The 2008 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green finished last in the Ivy League.

2008 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record0–10 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Andrew Dete
  • Alex Rapp
  • Milan Williams
Home stadiumMemorial Field
2008 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Harvard +  6 –1   9 –1  
Brown +  6 –1   7 –3  
Penn  5 –2   6 –4  
Yale  4 –3   6 –4  
Princeton  3 –4   4 –6  
Cornell  2 –5   4 –6  
Columbia  2 –5   2 –8  
Dartmouth  0 –7   0 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In its fourth consecutive season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens (his ninth overall), the team compiled an 0–10 record and was outscored 343 to 129. Dartmouth averaged 5,096 fans per game.Andrew Dete, Alex Rapp and Milan Williams were the team captains.[1]

The Big Green's winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 223 to 77 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Colgate*
L 20–34 5,235 [3]
September 27 No. 7 New Hampshire*
L 6–42 4,227 [4]
October 4 at Penn
L 10–23 12,433 [5]
October 11 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–34 7,411 [6]
October 18 Holy Crossdagger*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 26–44 7,518 [7]
October 25 at Columbia
L 13–21 [1]
November 1 No. 23 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 7–35 4,111 [8]
November 8 at Cornell
L 14–37 4,132 [9]
November 15 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 16–45 2,215 [1]
November 22 at Princeton
L 10–28 7,113 [10]

References
  1. "Season-by-Season Results: 2008-". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 43–44. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Austin, Kyle (September 21, 2008). "Two-Headed Beast: 'Gate's Scott, Sulllivan Combine for 494 Yards, Four TDs". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  4. O'Sullivan, Tim (September 28, 2008). "'Cats Solid as Granite: UNH Continues Its Recent Dominance of In-State Rivalry". Concord Monitor. Concord, N.H. – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in sidebar story "Lopsided, Yes; Worth Keeping, Most Definitely", by same writer in same edition.
  5. Juliano, Joe (October 5, 2008). "Quakers Labor Early but Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Yale Delivers by Ground and by Air". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. October 12, 2008. pp. E7, E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wood, Bruce (October 19, 2008). "From Start, There's No Stopping Kielt". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Larson, Craig (November 2, 2008). "Crimson Get the Green Light". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Thomas, Brandon (November 10, 2008). "Blocked Kicks Spur Big Red Past Dartmouth". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Brett, Joshua (November 23, 2008). "Culbreath's 276 Carry Princeton". The Times. Trenton, N.J. p. C5 – via NewsBank.
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