1940 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1940 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Earl Blaik, the Indians compiled a 5–4 record. Louis Young was the team captain.[1]

1940 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Independent
1940 record	5–4
Head coach	Earl Blaik (7th season)
Captain	Louis Young
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1940 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College			–					11	–	0	–	0
Duquesne			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Penn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	2	–	3
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Army			–					1	–	7	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

George Wolfe was the team's leading scorer, with 48 points, from eight touchdowns.[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	St. Lawrence	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 36–0		[1]
October 5	Franklin & Marshall	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 21–23	8,000	[3]
October 12	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–20		[1]
October 19	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–13	35,000	[4]
October 26	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 7–6	35,000	[5]
November 2	Sewanee	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 26–0		[1]
November 9	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 9–14	30,000	[6]
November 16	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH {Fifth Down Game) (rivalry)	W 3–0	10,000	[7][8]
November 23	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–6	15,000	[9]

References

1. "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Annual Scoring Leaders (Since 1925)". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
3. "F. and M. Team Topples Dartmonth, 23-21, Substitutes Having Star Roles in Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 6, 1940. p. S1.
4. Kelley, Robert F. (October 20, 1940). "Last-Minute Forward Halts Dartmouth for Yale, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. McGowen, Roscoe (October 27, 1940). "Dartmouth Rally Nips Harvard, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Kelley, Robert F. (November 10, 1940). "Princeton Trips Dartmouth, 14-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Richardson, William D. (November 17, 1940). "Disputed Cornell Play Tops Dartmouth, 7-3, at Finish; Pass Halts Green". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Daley, Arthur J. (November 19, 1940). "Dartmouth 3, Cornell 0, Official Score as Ithacans Refuse Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 31.
9. Effrat, Louis (November 24, 1940). "Dartmouth Victor over Brown, 20-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.