1971 Dartmouth Indians football team

1971 Dartmouth Indians football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
1971 record	8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Jake Crouthamel (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1970 1972  →

1971 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Columbia	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Yale	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Brown	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1971 Dartmouth Indians football team represented Dartmouth College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. ^[1] The Indians were led by first-year head coach Jake Crouthamel and played their home games at Memorial Field in Hanover, New Hampshire. They finished with an overall record of 8–1, and an Ivy League record of 6–1, sharing the championship with Cornell.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at UMass *	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 31–7	16,700	[2]
October 2	Holy Cross *	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 28–9	13,750	[3]
October 9	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 19–3	17,600	[4]
October 16	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 10–7	10,381	[5]
October 23	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 16–13	33,500	[6]
October 30	Yale	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 17–15	21,000	[7]
November 6	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 29–31	18,319	[8]
November 13	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 24–14	20,816	[9]
November 20	at Princeton	Princeton University Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 33–7	39,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1971 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
2. "Dartmouth Routs UMass Team, 31-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 26, 1971. p. S5.
3. McGowen, Deane (October 3, 1971). "Dartmouth Downs Holy Cross, 28-9, by Capitalizing on Fumble Recoveries". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
4. Keese, Parton (October 10, 1971). "Dartmouth Defeats Penn, 19 to 3, Breaking a 3-3 Tie in the Second Half". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S5.
5. "Dartmouth Beats Brown Team, 10-7". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. S1.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 24, 1971). "Dartmouth 16-13 Victor; Late Field Goal Downs Harvard". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 31, 1971). "Dartmouth Kick Tops Yale, 17-15". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Koppett, Leonard (November 7, 1971). "Columbia Beats Dartmouth, 31-29, on Field Goal; Kaliades Is Hero". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Amdur, Neil (November 14, 1971). "Dartmouth Tops Cornell, 24-14; Ivy Lead Shared". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Gammons, Peter (November 21, 1971). "Dartmouth's Big Play Execution Stops Princeton, 33-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.