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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–17	9,377
September 25		Colgate*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 3–35	7,525
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 10–20	7,821
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 14–30	6,109
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 3–44	28,795
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 20–17	8,023
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 21–63	13,706
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 14–21	4,310
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 28–35	6,113
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 19–18	5,920
*Non-conference game

Roster

1999 Dartmouth Big Green football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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
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

Head coach

John Lyons

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT
Brian Mann	313	188	1,848	7	16

References

"Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"Dartmouth at Penn - Stats (PDF)". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
Juliano, Joe (September 19, 1999). "Hoffman, Penn Dump Dartmouth in Ivy Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Colgate at Dartmouth - Stats (PDF)" (PDF). Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
"Vena's Quick TD Touch Helps Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. September 26, 1999. pp. 6F, 7F – via Newspapers.com.
Meixell, Ted (October 3, 1999). "Lafayette's 1st Win Gives Russo No. 100". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
Hine, Tommy (October 17, 1999). "Bulldogs Turn Up Pressure". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
"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.
Concannon, Joe (October 31, 1999). "Crimson Stops Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
"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.
"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.
"Dartmouth 19, Princeton 18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
"1999—2000 Football Schedule". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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