1961 Dartmouth Indians football team

1961 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (7th season)
Captain	James Lemen
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Columbia +	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1961 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Dartmouth tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their seventh season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 197 to 104. James Lemen was the team captain. ^[1]

The Indians' 5–2 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 156 to 84. ^[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 30	New Hampshire *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 28–3	10,500	[3]
October 7	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 30–0	12,596	[4]
October 14	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 34–0	9,000	[5]
October 21	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 13–17	18,000	[6]
October 28	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 15–21	32,500	[7]
November 4	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 24–8	41,974	[8]
November 11	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 14–35	25,106	[9]
November 18	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 15–14	11,000	[10]
November 25	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 24–6	30,000	[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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Dartmouth Trips N. Hampshire, 28-3". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 1, 1961. p. S7.
4. McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1961). "Hard-Charging Dartmouth Overpowers Penn, Yielding Only 4 First Downs". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
5. Nason, Jerry (October 15, 1961). "Dartmouth Rips Brown, 34 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Brown Routed by Dartmouth". The Scrantonian . Scranton, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. 48.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1961). "Dartmouth a 17-13 Loser; Holy Cross Rally Wins". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 29, 1961). "Harvard Halts Dartmouth, 21-15; 32,500 See Upset". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Danzig, Allison (November 5, 1961). "Dartmouth Crushes Yale; Indians Triumph by 24-8". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1961). "Columbia Tops Dartmouth, 35-14; Lions Ivy Leaders". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1961). "Dartmouth Turns Back Cornell, 15-14, with Fourth-Period Passing Attack". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
11. Teague, Robert L. (November 26, 1961). "Dartmouth Halts Princeton by 24-6 as King Sets Pace". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.