1964 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1964 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. After two straight first-place finishes in 1962 and '63, the Indians dropped to fourth in the Ivy League.

1964 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Ivy League
1964 record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (10th season)
Captain	John McLean
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1964 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Brown	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Penn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their tenth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 235 to 135. John McLean was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 167 to 129.[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 26	at New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 40–0	10,000	[3]
October 3	Boston University*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 28–6	9,500	[4]
October 10	Princeton	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–37	15,580	[5]
October 17	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 24–14		[6]
October 24	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 48–0	32,500	[7]
October 31	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 15–24	47,533	[8]
November 7	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 31–14	10,543	[9]
November 14	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 15–33		[10]
November 21	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 27–7		[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. "Dartmouth Eleven Posts 40-0 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 27, 1964. p. S8.
4. "Dartmouth Trips Boston U., 28 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 4, 1964. p. S4.
5. Adams, Frank S. (October 11, 1964). "Princeton Routs Dartmouth, 37-7, as M'Kay Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Dartmouth Tops Brown, 24 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 18, 1964. p. S6.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 25, 1964). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 48-0; Half-TIme Score 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 1, 1964). "Strong First Half by Elis Beats Dartmouth, 24-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 8, 1964). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 31-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Durso, Joseph (November 15, 1964). "Cornell Upsets Dartmouth, 33-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1964). "Dartmouth Wins, 27-7, Despite Penn's First Score in Five Years in Series". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.