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1964 Dartmouth Indians football team

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1964 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJohn McLean
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at New Hampshire* W 40–0 10,000 [3]
October 3 Boston University*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 28–6 9,500 [4]
October 10 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–37 15,580 [5]
October 17 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
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
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
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]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth Eleven Posts 40-0 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. S8.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Trips Boston U., 28 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 4, 1964. p. S4.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Green's Rally Topples Brown". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 18, 1964. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 8, 1964). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 31-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Dolson, Frank (November 22, 1964). "Penn Smashed by Dartmouth in Season Final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.