1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–2
Head coach
  • No coach
MVPGeorge Grebenstein
CaptainWilliam P. McGrail
Seasons
1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon Agricultural –   – 10 – 0   1.000
Rhode Island A&M –   – 5 – 0   1.000
Southwestern (Kan.) –   – 6 – 0   1.000
Wabash –   – 17 – 1   .944
Massachusetts Lowell –   – 16 – 1   .941
Brigham Young –   – 11 – 1   .917
Ohio State –   – 9 – 1   .900
Dartmouth –   – 16 – 2   .889
North Dakota –   – 8 – 1   .889
Fordham –   – 14 – 2   .875
Texas –   – 7 – 1   .875
Baker –   – 18 – 3   .857
Westminster (Pa.) –   – 12 – 2   .857
Michigan State –   – 11 – 2   .846
Auburn –   – 5 – 1   .833
Bucknell –   – 10 – 2   .833
Denison –   – 10 – 2   .833
Montana State –   – 5 – 1   .833
Williams –   – 14 – 3   .824
Western Reserve –   – 13 – 3   .813
Holy Cross –   – 12 – 3   .800
Nebraska –   – 12 – 3   .800
Virginia –   – 8 – 2   .800
William & Mary –   – 4 – 1   .800
Dayton –   – 7 – 2   .778
Illinois State –   – 6 – 2   .750
Syracuse –   – 9 – 3   .750
Swarthmore –   – 11 – 4   .733
Maine –   – 10 – 4   .714
Springfield (Mass.) –   – 10 – 4   .714
Allegheny –   – 12 – 5   .706
Wooster –   – 7 – 3   .700
Cincinnati –   – 2 – 1   .667
Connecticut –   – 6 – 3   .667
Grinnell –   – 8 – 4   .667
Niagara –   – 4 – 2   .667
Army –   – 7 – 4   .636
Gettysburg –   – 7 – 4   .636
Kansas –   – 12 – 7   .632
Tulane –   – 8 – 5   .615
Manhattan –   – 6 – 4   .600
Mount Union –   – 9 – 6   .600
Penn State –   – 6 – 4   .600
Wesleyan (Conn.) –   – 12 – 8   .600
Wyoming –   – 3 – 2   .600
Canisius –   – 10 – 7   .588
Washburn –   – 10 – 7   .588
Idaho –   – 4 – 3   .571
Lake Forest –   – 9 – 7   .563
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 5 – 4   .556
West Virginia –   – 5 – 4   .556
Colorado –   – 6 – 5   .545
Colgate –   – 7 – 6   .538
Butler –   – 1 – 1   .500
Colorado Agricultural –   – 2 – 2   .500
Indiana State –   – 6 – 6   .500
Lehigh –   – 6 – 6   .500
Miami (Ohio) –   – 3 – 3   .500
Nebraska Wesleyan –   – 7 – 7   .500
New Mexico –   – 2 – 2   .500
Wake Forest –   – 3 – 3   .500
Washington State –   – 5 – 5   .500
Akron –   – 6 – 7   .462
Denver –   – 6 – 7   .462
Bradley –   – 4 – 5   .444
Delaware –   – 3 – 4   .429
Temple –   – 3 – 4   .429
Bloomsburg –   – 2 – 3   .400
Trinity (N.C.) –   – 2 – 3   .400
Kansas State –   – 6 – 9   .400
Grove City –   – 3 – 5   .375
Brown –   – 4 – 7   .364
Kentucky –   – 5 – 9   .357
Augustana (Ill.) –   – 3 – 6   .333
Fairmount –   – 2 – 4   .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point –   – 2 – 4   .333
Trinity (Conn.) –   – 3 – 7   .300
Washington University –   – 1 – 3   .250
Utah Agircultural –   – 2 – 7   .222
CCNY –   – 1 – 4   .200
Pittsburgh –   – 2 – 9   .182
Georgia –   – 0 – 2   .000
New Mexico A&M –   – 0 – 1   .000
Oregon –   – 0 – 5   .000

The 1905–06 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College in intercollegiate basketball during the 1905–06 season. The team finished the season with a 16–2 record[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Player George Grebenstein was named a consensus All-American as well as the national player of the year at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/11/1905*
 at Manhattan W 42–31  1–0
  
The Bronx, NY
12/12/1905*
 at Princeton W 37–8  2–0
 University Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
12/13/1905*
 at Columbia W 16–10  3–0
  
Upper Manhattan, NY
12/16/1905*
 MIT W 30–2  4–0
  
Hanover, NH
1/13/1906*
 at Holy Cross W 31–21  5–0
  
Worcester, MA
1/15/1906*
 Wesleyan W 36–15  6–0
  
Hanover, NH
1/16/1906*
 Wesleyan W 39–24  7–0
  
Hanover, NH
1/23/1906*
 Holy Cross W 31–20  8–0
  
Hanover, NH
1/27/1906*
 Colgate L 27–32  8–1
  
Hanover, NH
2/3/1906*
 Brown W 48–19  9–1
  
Hanover, NH
2/22/1906*
 at Wesleyan W 22–20  10–1
  
Middletown, CT
2/22/1906*
 at Wesleyan L 17–28  10–2
  
Middletown, CT
2/23/1906*
 at Hamilton W 27–17  11–2
  
Clinton, NY
2/24/1906*
 at Colgate W 23–19  12–2
  
Hamilton, NY
2/26/1906*
 at Williams W 11–9  13–2
  
Williamstown, MA
3/3/1906*
 Yale W 44–16  14–2
  
Hanover, NH
3/7/1906*
 Williams W 26–7  15–2
  
Hanover, NH
3/8/1906*
 at MIT W 58–18  16–2
  
Cambridge, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dartmouth season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013–14 Dartmouth Big Green Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). All-time results. Dartmouth College. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.