1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team

American college football season

1999 Dartmouth Big Green football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach|

* John Lyons (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Roger Hughes (8th season)
Defensive coordinator| Tom Gilmore (3rd season)
Captains|

* Reggie Belhomme
* Caleb Moore
* Thomas Reusser
* Kyle Schroeder

Home stadium| Memorial Field

Seasons

← 1998

2000 →

1999 Ivy League football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
No. 25 Brown \+  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 1  |
Yale \+  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 1  |
Cornell |   | 5  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 3  |
Penn |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 5  |
Harvard |   | 3  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 5  |
Dartmouth |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 8  |
Columbia |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |
Princeton |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 7  |

* \+ – Conference co-champions

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green were led by eighth-year head coach John Lyons and played their home games at Memorial Field in Hanover, New Hampshire. The Big Green finished the season 2–8 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play, to finish in sixth place. Team captains were Reggie Belhomme, Caleb Moore, Thomas Reusser and Kyle Schroeder.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| 1:00 p.m.| at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 6–17| 9,377| [2][3]
September 25| | Colgate*|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 3–35| 7,525| [4][5]
October 2| 1:00 p.m.| at Lafayette*|

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| L 10–20| 7,821| [6]
October 9| 1:00 p.m.| Lehigh*|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 14–30| 6,109| [7]
October 16| 1:00 p.m.| at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 3–44| 28,795| [8]
October 23| 1:00 p.m.| Cornell|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| W 20–17| 8,023| [9]
October 30| 1:00 p.m.| at Harvard|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 21–63| 13,706| [10]
November 6| 1:00 p.m.| at Columbia|

* Wien Stadium
* New York, NY

| L 14–21| 4,310| [11]
November 13| 1:00 p.m.| Brown|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 28–35| 6,113| [12]
November 20| 1:00 p.m.| Princeton|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| W 19–18| 5,920| [13]

* *Non-conference game

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## Roster

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1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `5` | Brian Mann | Fr
WR | `6` | Matt Norton | Jr
QB | `10` | Greg Smith | So
WR | `13` | Mike Poncy | Sr
WR | `19` | John Vogler | Jr
C | `61` | Ted Heyn | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `7` | Clay Nelson | Fr
SS | `49` | Andy McElaney | Sr
DL | `89` | Peter Bjorklund | Fr
DE | `90` | Kyle Schroeder | Sr
DT | `92` | Mathew DeGutes | Fr
DE | `92` | Peter Fritz | Sr
DL | `93` | Ben Young | Fr
DE | `94` | Greg Dietrick | Sr
DE | `95` | Matthew Birdseye | Fr
LB | `96` | Joe Vinci | So
LB | `97` | Dan Piening | Sr
DT | `98` | Matt Walker | Jr
DE | `99` | Dan Hutchinson | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* John Lyons

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Team leaders

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### Passing

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Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT

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Brian Mann | 313 | 188 | 1,848 | 7 | 16

## References

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1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. ^ "Dartmouth at Penn - Stats (PDF)". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
3. ^ Juliano, Joe (September 19, 1999). "Hoffman, Penn Dump Dartmouth in Ivy Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Colgate at Dartmouth - Stats (PDF)" (PDF). Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
5. ^ "Vena's Quick TD Touch Helps Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 26, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 3, 1999). "Lafayette's 1st Win Gives Russo No. 100". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 10, 1999). "Unbeaten Lehigh's Routine Win Brings Few Smiles". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 1999. p. C15.
8. ^ Hine, Tommy (October 17, 1999). "Bulldogs Turn Up Pressure". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Dartmouth Ends Losing Skid". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. October 24, 1999. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 24, 1999. p. D12.
10. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 31, 1999). "Crimson Stops Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Columbia 21, Dartmouth 14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 7, 1999. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 7, 1999. p. C20.
12. ^ "Dartmouth Falls to Brown, 35-28; Middlebury Wins". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 15, 1999. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Update". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 15, 1999. p. C15.
13. ^ "Dartmouth 19, Princeton 18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "1999—2000 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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* Memorial Field (1923–present)

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