1962 Dartmouth Indians football team

1962 Dartmouth Indians football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
1962 record	9–0 (7–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (8th season)
Captain	William King
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1961 1963  →

1962 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Columbia	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Yale	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Brown	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Indians were undefeated and won the Ivy League championship.

In their eighth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents 232 to 57. William King was the team captain. ^[1]

The Indians' 7–0 conference record was the best in the Ivy League. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 199 to 54. ^[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 29	Massachusetts	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 22–3	8,500	[3]
October 6	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 17–0	6,000	[4]
October 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 41–0	10,500	[5]
October 20	Holy Cross *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 10–0	13,909	[6]
October 27	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 24–6	32,000	[7]
November 3	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 9–0	26,522	[8]
November 10	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 42–0	8,500	[9]
November 17	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 28–21	18,000	[10]
November 24	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 38–27	42,000	[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 Tops Massachusetts". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 30, 1962. p. S3.
4. Strauss, Michael (October 7, 1962). "Dartmouth Defeats Penn; Indians Are 17-0 Victors". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Strauss, Michael (October 14, 1962). "Dartmouth Routs Brown, 41-0, as King Scores 3 Touchdowns". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 21, 1962). "Long Run Helps Dartmouth Beat Holy Cross, 10-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Danzig, Allison (October 28, 1962). "Harvard Beaten; Crimson Is 24-6 Loser to Dartmouth -- King Goes Over Twice". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 4, 1962). "Dartmouth Downs Yale; Indians Score, 9-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 11, 1962). "Dartmouth Wins; Columbia Routed". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 18, 1962). "Dartmouth Beats Cornell with Late Surge, 28-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Danzig, Allison (November 25, 1962). "Dartmouth Finishes Unbeaten; Indians by 38-27". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.