Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse
| Dartmouth Big Green | |
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| Founded | 1926 |
| University | Dartmouth College |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Location | Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Coach | Brendan Callahan (2014) |
| Stadium |
Scully-Fahey Field (capacity: 1,600) |
| Nickname | Big Green |
| Colors | Dartmouth Green and White |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 2003 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 1964,1965,2003 | |
The Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse team represents Dartmouth College in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Dartmouth competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays its home games at Scully-Fahey Field in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Dartmouth College fielded its first lacrosse team in 1926. Archival images highlight early Dartmouth lacrosse practices (note the limited head gear, unlike current day standards).
Head Coach Tom Dent led the team for its first 35 seasons until his retirement in 1960. Tom was one of the beloved figures of Dartmouth coaching. He died May 10, 1962. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine archives elaborate on Coach Dent's accomplishments: Born in Stirling,Scotland, he attended Birmingham University, and went on to see WW1 action with British Colonial Troops in France and Mesopotamia, and thereafter arrived to this country to recuperate from a gassing suffered during the War as a member of the Black Watch Regiment. He had played professional soccer with the Aston Villa team, and was originally recruited to teach French at Dartmouth and coach soccer. He became soccer coach in 1924, but also took on the task of coaching Dartmouth lacrosse in 1926 although he had no experience in the latter sport. Through the 1940s the Indians were considered a lacrosse "power" as they rolled up nine New England championships in 11 years. Dent's overall lacrosse record for 35 years is 192 wins, 126 losses, and three ties.
A successful coach in terms of winning, Coach Dent was also concerned with the characters of his charges. The Dartmouth lacrosse team bestows an annual award in Tom Dent's memory, and it is "To be awarded to the Senior player who by vote of the entire team, has demonstrated the ideals of Tom Dent through his aggressive play, his proven ability as a team player, and his enjoyment of the game, and who by his sportsmanlike conduct is a credit to the memory of Tom Dent and to Dartmouth."
The Big Green secured the Ivy League championship in 1964, 1965, and 2003. This was determined by the Ivy League teams' regular season conference records until the inception of a tournament in 2010. As of 2010[update], seventy Dartmouth players had been named USILA All-Americans.
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