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American college football season

2006 Dartmouth Big Green football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Preston Copley
  • Michael Rabil
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons← 20052007 →
2006 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Princeton +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Harvard   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Penn   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Columbia   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Brown   2 – 5     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green tied for last in the Ivy League.

In its second consecutive season under head coach Eugene "Buddy" Teevens (his seventh overall), the team compiled a 2–8 record and was outscored 244 to 147. Preston Copley and Michael Rabil were the team captains.

The Big Green's 2–5 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth was outscored 146 to 105 by Ivy opponents.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Colgate* L 7–28 5,828
September 23 No. 1 New Hampshire* L 14–56 7,023
September 30 at Penn L 10–17
October 7 Yale
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–26 7,307
October 14 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 21–24 7,414
October 21 at Columbia W 20–7 3,647
October 28 No. 23 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 0–28 2,028
November 4 at Cornell L 25–28 3,788
November 11 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 19–13 4,211
November 18 at No. 18 Princeton L 17–27 12,004

References

  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 2006-". 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. p. 42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Muder, Craig (September 17, 2006). "Scott Carries Colgate Past Dartmouth". Observer-Dispatch. Utica, N.Y. p. 6C – via NewsBank.
  4. Chamberlain, Tony (September 24, 2006). "UNH's Ball Catches Rice with 50 TDs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Hine, Tommy (October 8, 2006). "Road Handlers: McLeod-Led Yale Wins 3rd Straight". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Wood, Bruce (October 15, 2006). "Crusaders Get Kick out of OT on DeSantis Field Goal". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dartmouth 20, Columbia 7". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Results: East". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 22, 2006. p. 6C.
  8. Duffy, Bob (October 29, 2006). "Dawson Runs Roughshod Over Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Feaver, Christopher (November 6, 2006). "Strong Ground Game from QBs Powers CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Szostak, Mike (November 12, 2006). "Brown Downed in O.T.". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  11. "Princeton Earns Share of Ivy Crown with Win". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 19, 2006. p. H12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Dartmouth Big Green Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  13. "2006 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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