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1959 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1959 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. After winning the Ivy League championship in 1958, Dartmouth finished second in 1959.

1959 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–3–1 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Gundy
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Dartmouth 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Yale 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Brown 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their fifth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 106 to 96. William Gundy was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 5–1–1 conference record was the second-best in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 76 to 40.[2]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 8–31 13,000 [3]
October 3 at Penn
L 0–13 16,184 [4]
October 10 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
T 0–0 20,196 [5]
October 17 at Boston College*
L 12–35 17,000 [6]
October 24 at Harvard
W 9–0 20,000 [7]
October 31 at Yale
W 12–8 42,741 [8]
November 7 at Columbia
W 22–0 5,000 [9]
November 14 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 21–12 11,000 [10]
November 21 at Princeton
W 12–7 30,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  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. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (September 27, 1959). "Holy Cross Trounces Dartmouth with Versatile Football Attack at Hanover". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  4. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 4, 1959). "Quakers Conquer Dartmouth, 13-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 11, 1959). "Brown Puts Up Stubborn Defense and Holds Dartmouth to a Scoreless Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
  6. ^ Keane, Clif (October 18, 1959). "B.C. Thumps Green, 35-12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 25, 1959). "Indians Conquer Harvard, 9 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 1, 1959). "Dartmouth Tops Yale; Elis Lose, 12 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 8, 1959). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 22 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1959). "Gundy Passes Lead Indians to Triumph over Cornell, 21-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 22, 1959). "Gundy's Last-Minute Pass Is Decisive for Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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