1960 Dartmouth Indians football team

1960 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (6th season)
Captain	Kenneth DeHaven
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Yale $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Princeton	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Cornell	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Dartmouth tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 98 to 66. Kenneth DeHaven was the team captain. ^[1]

The Indians' 4–3 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 83 to 51. ^[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 24	New Hampshire *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 7–6	6,500–9,000	[3] [4] [5]
October 1	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 15–0	10,000	[6]
October 8	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–0	1,000	[7]
October 15	Holy Cross *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 8–9	12,500	[8]
October 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–9	30,000	[9]
October 29	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–29	40,770	[10]
November 5	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 22–6	9,100	[11]
November 12	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 20–0	12,000	[12]
November 19	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–7	32,000	[13]
*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. pp. 22–23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Dartmouth Tops New Hampshire". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 25, 1960. p. S5.
4. "Rush for Extra Points Inches Short; Cats Lose to Indians". The Portsmouth Herald. September 26, 1960. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
6. Dolson, Frank (October 2, 1960). "Dartmouth Ruins Penn's Ivy Start". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ralby, Herb (October 9, 1960). "Dartmouth 20-0 Victor". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Unbeaten Dartmouth Mamkes Brown Third Victim, 20-0". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. 33.
8. Strauss, Michael (October 16, 1960). "Holy Cross Checks Dartmouth, 9 to 8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Tuckner, Howard M. (October 23, 1960). "Crimson Sinks Dartmouth; Pass Beats Indians, 9-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1960). "Elis Trip Dartmouth, 29-0; Yale Wins Sixth in Row". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1960). "Dartmouth Tops Columbia, 22 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
12. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1960). "Dartmouth Blanks Cornell, 20 to 0, to Lead in Series". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
13. Adams, Frank S. (November 20, 1960). "Tiger Pass Downs Dartmouth, 7 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.