The 1958 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.
| 1958 Dartmouth Indians football | |
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Ivy League champion | |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 7–2 (6–4 Ivy) |
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| Captain | Alvin Krutsch |
| Home stadium | Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their fourth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians won the Ivy League. They compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 182 to 83. Alvin Krutsch was the team captain.[1]
The Indians' 6–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 154 to 69.[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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| September 27 | Lafayette* |
| W 20–0 | 5,000 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | Penn |
| W 13–12 | 12,500 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | at Brown | W 20–0 | 17,000 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | Holy Cross* |
| L 8–14 | 14,000 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | at Harvard | L 8–16 | 22,500 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | at Yale | W 22–14 | 42,240 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Columbia |
| W 38–0 | 9,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at Cornell | W 32–15 | 16,000 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | at Princeton | W 21–12 | 44,000 | [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. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Dartmouth Opens Its 78th Football Season with a Victory over Lafayette". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 1958. p. S3.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 5, 1958). "Dartmouth Tops Penn Team, 13-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Briordy, William J. (October 12, 1958). "Dartmouth Downs Brown Squad, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (October 19, 1958). "Holy Cross Checks Dartmouth, 14 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 26, 1958). "Crimson Upsets Dartmouth, 16-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1958). "Indians Triumph over Yale, 22-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Trimble, Joe (November 9, 1958). "Green Zeros Lions, 38-0; Donelli Injures Knee". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 134 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 16, 1958). "Dartmouth Tops Cornell, 32-15; Line Play Decides". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Danzig, Allison (November 23, 1958). "Dartmouth Beats Princeton, 21-12, for Ivy Title; Crouthamel Hero". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.