1960 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1960 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Dartmouth tied for third in the Ivy League.

1960 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainKenneth DeHaven
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1960 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Yale $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Princeton 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Columbia 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Brown 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In their sixth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 98 to 66. Kenneth DeHaven was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 4–3 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 83 to 51.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 7–6 6,500–9,000 [3][4][5]
October 1 Penn
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 15–0 10,000 [6]
October 8 at Brown
W 20–0 1,000 [7]
October 15 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 8–9 12,500 [8]
October 22 at Harvard
L 6–9 30,000 [9]
October 29 at Yale
L 0–29 40,770 [10]
November 5 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 22–6 9,100 [11]
November 12 at Cornell
W 20–0 12,000 [12]
November 19 at Princeton
L 0–7 32,000 [13]
  • *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. pp. 22–23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Dartmouth Tops New Hampshire". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 25, 1960. p. S5.
  4. "Rush for Extra Points Inches Short; Cats Lose to Indians". The Portsmouth Herald. September 26, 1960. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. Dolson, Frank (October 2, 1960). "Dartmouth Ruins Penn's Ivy Start". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ralby, Herb (October 9, 1960). "Dartmouth 20-0 Victor". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Unbeaten Dartmouth Mamkes Brown Third Victim, 20-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. 33.
  8. Strauss, Michael (October 16, 1960). "Holy Cross Checks Dartmouth, 9 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Tuckner, Howard M. (October 23, 1960). "Crimson Sinks Dartmouth; Pass Beats Indians, 9-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1960). "Elis Trip Dartmouth, 29-0; Yale Wins Sixth in Row". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1960). "Dartmouth Tops Columbia, 22 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 13, 1960). "Dartmouth Blanks Cornell, 20 to 0, to Lead in Series". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  13. Adams, Frank S. (November 20, 1960). "Tiger Pass Downs Dartmouth, 7 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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