1961 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1961 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Dartmouth tied for third in the Ivy League.

1961 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
1961 record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJames Lemen
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1961 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Columbia + 6 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Harvard + 6 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Dartmouth 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Yale 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Penn 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Brown 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their seventh season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 197 to 104. James Lemen was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 5–2 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 156 to 84.[2]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 28–3 10,500 [3]
October 7 at Penn
W 30–0 12,596 [4]
October 14 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 34–0 9,000 [5]
October 21 at Holy Cross*
L 13–17 18,000 [6]
October 28 at Harvard
L 15–21 32,500 [7]
November 4 at Yale
W 24–8 41,974 [8]
November 11 at Columbia
L 14–35 25,106 [9]
November 18 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 15–14 11,000 [10]
November 25 at Princeton
W 24–6 30,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  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 Trips N. Hampshire, 28-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 1, 1961. p. S7.
  4. McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1961). "Hard-Charging Dartmouth Overpowers Penn, Yielding Only 4 First Downs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  5. Nason, Jerry (October 15, 1961). "Dartmouth Rips Brown, 34 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Brown Routed by Dartmouth". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. 48.
  6. Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1961). "Dartmouth a 17-13 Loser; Holy Cross Rally Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. White, Gordon S., Jr. (October 29, 1961). "Harvard Halts Dartmouth, 21-15; 32,500 See Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Danzig, Allison (November 5, 1961). "Dartmouth Crushes Yale; Indians Triumph by 24-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1961). "Columbia Tops Dartmouth, 35-14; Lions Ivy Leaders". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1961). "Dartmouth Turns Back Cornell, 15-14, with Fourth-Period Passing Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  11. Teague, Robert L. (November 26, 1961). "Dartmouth Halts Princeton by 24-6 as King Sets Pace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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