Dartmouth Big Green football
| Dartmouth Big Green football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 1881; 145 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Sammy McCorkle 3rd season, 21–9 (.700) | ||
| Location | Hanover, New Hampshire | ||
| Stadium | Memorial Field (capacity: 15,600) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Ivy League | ||
| Nickname | Big Green | ||
| Colors | Dartmouth green and white | ||
| All-time record | 748–475–46 (.608) | ||
| National championships | |||
| Claimed | 1925 | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| Triangular Football League: 1888, 1889, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 Ivy League: 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 15 | ||
| Rivalries | Cornell (rivalry) Harvard (rivalry) New Hampshire (rivalry) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
| Fight song | As the Backs Go Tearing By | ||
| Mascot | Keggy the Keg | ||
| Website | DartmouthSports.com | ||
Big Green
Coach Sammy McCorkle
Big Green in 2024
The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. The team possesses a storied tradition that includes a national championship, and holds a record 22 Ivy League Football Championships with 11 College Football Hall of Fame inductees.
After Dartmouth formally entered the Ivy League in 1956, head coach Bob Blackman led the 1962 team to the program's first undefeated season since the 1925 national championship team. Blackman also had his first All-American player in Donald McKinnon, class of 1963, who anchored a strong defense that allowed only six points in its first five games.