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1953 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1953 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 219 to 152. Bayard Johnson was the team captain.[1]

1953 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainBayard Johnson
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell3–0–24–3–2
Harvard3–2–06–2–0
Yale3–2–15–2–2
Princeton3–3–05–4–0
Columbia2–3–04–5–0
Dartmouth2–3–02–7–0
Brown0–3–03–5–1
Penn0–0–13–5–1
  • The Ivy League in 1953 completed on a league basis in baseball, basketball, hockey, tennis and swimming. In football, there was an agreement among the schools to establish conditions to assure sportsmanship and amateurism. Moreover, newspapers regularly printed football standings for the Ivy League schools.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 vs. Holy Cross
L 6–28 10,000 [2]
October 3 at Navy
L 7–55 15,500 [3]
October 10 at Army
L 0–27 17,525 [4]
October 17 Colgate
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 14–24 12,000 [5]
October 24 at Harvard
L 14–20 24,000 [6]
October 31 at Yale
W 32–0 38,000 [7]
November 7 at Columbia
L 19–25 5,000 [8]
November 14 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
L 26–28 15,000 [9]
November 21 at Princeton
W 34–12 23,000 [10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (September 27, 1953). "Holy Cross Routs Dartmouth by 28-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 4, 1953). "Navy Power Routs Dartmouth, 55 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ↑ Briordy, William J. (October 11, 1953). "Cadets Turn Back Dartmouth, 27 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Peters, Seaver (October 18, 1953). "Colgate Passes Top Dartmouth, 24-14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Strauss, Michael (October 25, 1953). "Harvard Turns Back Dartmouth, 20 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 1, 1953). "Dartmouth Upsets Yale; Elis Crushed, 32-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ↑ Strauss, Michael (November 8, 1953). "Carr, Hopp Excel as Lions Down Indians in Air Battle". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 15, 1953). "Ithacans Triumph by 28-26, Halting Dartmouth Uprising". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 22, 1953). "Indians Post 34-12 Triumph After Fast Princeton Start". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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