Dartmouth–New Hampshire rivalry
The Dartmouth–New Hampshire rivalry is an intrastate college sports rivalry between the Dartmouth Big Green and New Hampshire Wildcats.
Basketball
Sport | Basketball |
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Statistics | |
Meetings total | 70 |
All-time series | Tied 35–35 |
Current win streak | New Hampshire 1 (2019–present) |
Dartmouth and New Hampshire field the only two Division I college basketball teams in the Granite State. The Big Green and the Wildcats have met 70 times since 1908, with the teams tied at 35-35 in the series. Twenty-one of the 70 games have been decided by a single basket; 30 have been decided by two baskets or fewer.[1]
The two teams have played at least once every season since 1971, with the longest gap between games occurring between 1934 and 1952. The longest winning streak for either team in the 108-year history of the series is eight (Dartmouth, 1986 to 1992). Over the last quarter-century, however, New Hampshire has dominated the series, winning 17 of 25 games.
The most recent game in the series was won by New Hampshire, 70–56, at Lundholm Gym on December 30, 2019.
Game results
Dartmouth victories | New Hampshire victories |
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Football
Ice hockey
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey and Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey, the only Division I college hockey teams in New Hampshire, play once a year. The first game between the teams was played in 1970 at the Boston Garden.[2][3][4][5]
Beginning in 2004, the annual game has occasionally been played in Manchester; UNH leads in these neutral-site games, sponsored by RiverStone Resources of Manchester and billed as the "RiverStone Cup" series, 6–3.[6][7][8][9]
Game results
Dartmouth victories | New Hampshire victories | Tie games |
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References
- Dartmouth College Athletics. "Season by Season Results". Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- USCHO. "New Hampshire Men's Hockey Team History". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- University of New Hampshire. "The UNH Men's Hockey Blog". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- CHHA. "College Hockey Historical Archives". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- College Hockey News. "All-Time Game Results". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- Major, Austin (January 18, 2011). "Big Green captures Riverstone Cup". The Dartmouth. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- "New Hampshire Falls to Dartmouth in RiverStone Cup, 5–4". HockeyEastOnline.com. January 15, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- "RiverStone Resources Teams Up With Hockey Fans for a Huge Turnout". Riverstone-Group.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- Pike, Al (January 14, 2011). "UNH-Dartmouth rivalry has extra spark". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved February 22, 2011.