Following a five-year run of consecutive Ivy League championships, the Big Green dropped to a tie for fifth place.
In their fourth season under head coach Jake Crouthamel, the Big Green compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 115 to 103.
[1] The Big Green's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth place in the Ivy League standings.
[2] Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
[3] The 1974 football season was the first in which the team used "Dartmouth Big Green" as its official nickname.