1954 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1954 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 3–6 record, and were outscored 250 to 121. Louis Turner was the team captain.[1]

1954 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1954 record3–6
Head coachTuss McLaughry (12th season)
CaptainLouis Turner
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carnegie Tech   –    7 –0 –1
Boston College   –    8 –1 –0
Boston University   –    7 –2 –0
No. 20 Penn State   –    7 –2 –0
Tufts   –    6 –2 –0
Brown   –    6 –2 –1
Drexel   –    5 –2 –0
Colgate   –    5 –2 –2
Princeton   –    5 –3 –1
Yale   –    5 –3 –1
Cornell   –    5 –4 –0
Harvard   –    4 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    4 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    3 –5 –0
Temple   –    3 –5 –0
Dartmouth   –    3 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –    3 –7 –0
Buffalo   –    2 –7 –0
Fordham   –    1 –7 –1
Columbia   –    1 –8 –0
Villanova   –    1 –9 –0
Penn   –    0 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Holy Cross
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 27–26 9,000 [2]
October 2 Navy
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–42 13,200 [3]
October 9 at Army
L 6–60 23,250 [4]
October 16 Colgate
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 7–13 9,500 [5]
October 23 at Harvard
W 13–7 32,000 [6]
October 30 at Yale
L 7–13 30,000 [7]
November 6 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 26–0 [1]
November 13 at Cornell
L 21–40 18,000 [8]
November 20 at Princeton
L 7–49 23,000 [9]
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References
  1. "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Dartmouth Pass Nips Holy Cross, 27-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 26, 1954. p. S1.
  3. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1954). "Navy Rally Topples Dartmouth, 42 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 10, 1954). "Army Team Trims Dartmouth, 60-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Strauss, Michael (October 17, 1954). "Colgate Vanquishes Dartmouth, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Strauss, Michael (October 24, 1954). "Dartmouth Tosses Trip Harvard, 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 31, 1954). "Dartmouth Loses; Yale Victor, 13-7, with Two-Touchdown Rally in Second Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 14, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Dartmouth, 40-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1954). "Tigers Trounce Dartmouth Despite 7-7 Halftime Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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