1958 Dartmouth Indians football team

1958 Dartmouth Indians football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2 (6–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (4th season)
Captain	Alvin Krutsch
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Lafayette *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 20–0	5,000	[3]
October 4	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 13–12	12,500	[4]
October 11	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–0	17,000	[5]
October 18	Holy Cross *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 8–14	14,000	[6]
October 25	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 8–16	22,500	[7]
November 1	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 22–14	42,240	[8]
November 8	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 38–0	9,000	[9]
November 15	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 32–15	16,000	[10]
November 22	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 21–12	44,000	[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. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "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.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 5, 1958). "Dartmouth Tops Penn Team, 13-12". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Briordy, William J. (October 12, 1958). "Dartmouth Downs Brown Squad, 20-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 19, 1958). "Holy Cross Checks Dartmouth, 14 to 8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 26, 1958). "Crimson Upsets Dartmouth, 16-8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 2, 1958). "Indians Triumph over Yale, 22-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Trimble, Joe (November 9, 1958). "Green Zeros Lions, 38-0; Donelli Injures Knee". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 134 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 16, 1958). "Dartmouth Tops Cornell, 32-15; Line Play Decides". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. 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.