The 1964 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. After two straight first-place finishes in 1962 and '63, the Indians dropped to fourth in the Ivy League.
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 6–3 (4–3 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Captain | John McLean |
Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their tenth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 235 to 135. John McLean was the team captain.[1]
The Indians' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 129.[2]
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | at New Hampshire* | W 40–0 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
October 3 | Boston University* |
| W 28–6 | 9,500 | [4] | ||
October 10 | Princeton |
| L 7–37 | 15,580 | [5] | ||
October 17 | Brown |
| W 24–14 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
October 24 | at Harvard | W 48–0 | 32,500 | [7] | |||
October 31 | at Yale | L 15–24 | 47,533 | [8] | |||
November 7 | Columbia |
| W 31–14 | 10,543 | [9] | ||
November 14 | at Cornell | L 15–33 | 16,000 | [10] | |||
November 21 | at Penn | W 27–7 | 8,498 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Dartmouth Eleven Posts 40-0 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. S8.
- ^ "Dartmouth Trips Boston U., 28 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 4, 1964. p. S4.
- ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 11, 1964). "Princeton Routs Dartmouth, 37-7, as M'Kay Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Green's Rally Topples Brown". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 18, 1964. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (October 25, 1964). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 48-0; Half-Time Score 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 1, 1964). "Strong First Half by Elis Beats Dartmouth, 24-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 8, 1964). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 31-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 16, 1964). "Cornell Catches Up with Indians; Princeton Tussle Real Challenge". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dolson, Frank (November 22, 1964). "Penn Smashed by Dartmouth in Season Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.