1968 Dartmouth Indians football team

1968 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Ivy League
1968 record	4–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (14th season)
Captain	Randolph Wallick
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Yale +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Penn	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Cornell	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Indians finished fifth in the Ivy League.

In their 14th season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 206 to 183. Randolph Wallick was the team captain. ^[1]

The Indians' 3–4 conference record placed fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 168 to 154. ^[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 28	New Hampshire *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 21–0	11,745	[3]
October 5	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 17–29	16,500	[4]
October 12	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–34	19,635	[5]
October 19	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 48–0	8,313	[6]
October 26	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–22	39,000	[7]
November 2	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 27–47	50,304	[8]
November 9	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 31–19	8,444	[9]
November 16	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	W 27–6	15,000	[10]
November 23	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–26	50,188	[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. Montville, Leigh (September 29, 1968). "Substitute Lundquist Fires Dartmouth, 21-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Keese, Parton (October 6, 1968). "Holy Cross Overcomes Dartmouth, 29-17, Capitalizing on Miscues". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
5. Adams, Frank S. (October 13, 1968). "Princeton Upsets Dartmouth; Tigers Gain 34-7 Victory". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Keese, Parton (October 20, 1968). "Dartmouth Trounces Brown Eleven, 48-0, with a Powerful Ground Attack". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6. Attendance figure in "Indians 48, Brown 0". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. United Press International. October 20, 1968. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 27, 1968). "Harvard Stays Undefeated; Dartmouth Routed, 22-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Wallace, William N. (November 3, 1968). "Yale Vanquishes Dartmouth, 47-27". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Deane (November 10, 1968). "Columbia Bows, 31 to 19". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1. Attendance figure in "Green Chews Lions". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. November 10, 1968. p. 4D.
10. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 17, 1968). "Dartmouth's Eleven, Led by Chasey and Koenig, Turns Back Cornell, 27 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
11. McGowen, Deane (November 24, 1968). "Penn 26-21 Victor over Dartmouth". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.