1963 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1963 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Following its undefeated Ivy League championship season, Dartmouth was league co-champion in 1963.

1963 Dartmouth Indians football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainScott Creelman
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1963 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth + 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Princeton + 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –2 –15 –2 –2
Yale 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Columbia 2 –4 –14 –4 –1
Brown 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Penn 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their ninth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 175 to 94. Scott Creelman was the team captain.[1]

The Indians' 5–2 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League. Dartmouth was named co-champion despite defeating the other co-champion, Princeton, in the last week of the season. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 142 to 68.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Bucknell*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 20–18 10,000 [3]
October 5 at Penn
W 28–0 12,993 [4]
October 12 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 14–7 12,500 [5]
October 19 Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 13–8 13,909 [6]
October 26 at Harvard
L 13–17 38,000 [7]
November 2 at Yale
L 6–10 32,926 [8]
November 9 at Columbia
W 47–6 16,349 [9]
November 16 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 12–7 12,000 [10]
November 30^ at Princeton
W 22–21 35,000 [11]

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 Tops Bucknell, 20-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 29, 1963. p. S6.
  4. Cady, Steve (October 6, 1963). "Dartmouth Drive Whips Penn, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Strauss, Michael (October 13, 1963). "Dartmouth Victor over Brown, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. Strauss, Michael (October 20, 1963). "Dartmouth Downs Holy Cross, 13 to 8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 27, 1963). "Harvard Beats Dartmouth, 17-13; Streak Ends at 15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Danzig, Allison (November 3, 1963). "Tight Second-Half Defense Seals 10-6 Victory for Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Koppett, Leonard (November 10, 1963). "Dartmouth Sinks Columbia, 47 to 6, on Kelly's Passes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Strauss, Michael (November 17, 1963). "Dartmouth Sinks Cornell, 12 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Koppett, Leonard (December 1, 1963). "Dartmouth Tops Princeton and Shares Ivy Title; Tigers Bow, 22-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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