The 1948 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 6–2 record, and outscored their opponents 213 to 130. Dale Armstrong was the team captain.[1]
| 1948 Dartmouth Indians football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–2 |
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| Captain | Dale Armstrong |
| Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Cornell | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dartmouth was ranked at No. 27 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | at Penn | L 13–26 | 60,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Holy Cross |
| W 19–6 | 55,000 | [4] |
| October 16 | Colgate |
| W 41–16 | 12,000 | [5] |
| October 23 | at Harvard | W 14–7 | 46,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | at Yale | W 41–14 | 66,000 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Columbia |
| W 26–21 | 16,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | at Cornell | L 26–27 | 30,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | at Princeton | W 33–13 | 40,000 | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1948). "Penn Power Downs Dartmouth, 26-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 10, 1948). "Dartmouth Stops Holy Cross by 19-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 17, 1948). "Dartmouth Trips Colgate by 41-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 26, 1948). "Dartmouth Halts Harvard by 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 31, 1948). "Dartmouth Beats Yale; Indians Win, 41-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 7, 1948). "Dartmouth Trips Columbia in Hanover Thriller, 26-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (November 14, 1948). "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 27-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 21, 1948). "Indians Top Tigers; Dartmouth Eleven Trips Princeton, 33-13, with Aid of 2 Late Scores". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.