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

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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

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  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.