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1968 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1968 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Indians finished fifth in the Ivy League.

1968 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainRandolph Wallick
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Yale + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Princeton 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their 14th season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 206 to 183. Randolph Wallick was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 168 to 154.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 21–0 11,745–11,785 [3][4]
October 5 at Holy Cross*
L 17–29 16,500 [5]
October 12 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–34 19,635 [6]
October 19 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 48–0 8,313 [7]
October 26 at Harvard
L 7–22 39,000 [8]
November 2 at Yale
L 27–47 50,304 [9]
November 9 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 31–19 8,444 [10]
November 16 at Cornell
W 27–6 15,000 [11]
November 23 at Penn
L 21–26 50,188 [12]
  • *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. ^ Montville, Leigh (September 29, 1968). "Substitute Lundquist Fires Dartmouth, 21-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Keese, Parton (October 6, 1968). "Holy Cross Overcomes Dartmouth, 29-17, Capitalizing on Miscues". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  6. ^ Adams, Frank S. (October 13, 1968). "Princeton Upsets Dartmouth; Tigers Gain 34-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Keese, Parton (October 20, 1968). "Dartmouth Trounces Brown Eleven, 48-0, with a Powerful Ground Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6. Attendance figure in "Indians 48, Brown 0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. United Press International. October 20, 1968. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 27, 1968). "Harvard Stays Undefeated; Dartmouth Routed, 22-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 3, 1968). "Yale Vanquishes Dartmouth, 47-27". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 10, 1968). "Columbia Bows, 31 to 19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1. Attendance figure in "Green Chews Lions". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. November 10, 1968. p. 4D.
  11. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 17, 1968). "Dartmouth's Eleven, Led by Chasey and Koenig, Turns Back Cornell, 27 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  12. ^ McGowen, Deane (November 24, 1968). "Penn 26-21 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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