1955 Dartmouth Indians football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1955 Dartmouth Indians football Ivy League Ivy 3–6 3–3 Bob Blackman 1st Leo McKenna Memorial Field The 1955 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 3–6 record, and were outscored 120 to 92. Leo McKennawas the team captain.Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99 https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/2018/8/8/fb-season-by-season-1940-99.aspx?id=944 Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H. July 3, 2020 This would be Dartmouth's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Dartmouth had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the nine opponents on the Indians' 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised a large portion of Dartmouth's opponents. Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. Schedule y y y AP 1955 September 24 @ Colgate Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 20 21 8,000 Dartmouth Leads 20 to 0, Loses to Colgate, 21 to 20 Associated Press September 25, 1955 62 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67902244/1955-colgate-dartmouth/ October 1 Holy Cross Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 21 29 October 8 @ Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0 7 15,000 Brown Sets Back Dartmouth by 7-0 Michael Strauss October 9, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 @ Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA L 13 21 October 22 Harvard Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 14 9 13,500 Dartmouth Trips Harvard, 14 to 9 Roscoe McGowen October 23, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0 20 32,000 Elis Triumph, 20-0, on 2d-Half Drive Louis Effrat October 30, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 14 7 10,000 Dartmouth Rallies in Mud to Down Columbia, 14 to 7 Lincoln A. Werden November 6, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12 Cornell Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry) W 7 0 11,500 Dartmouth Trips Cornell Team, 7-0 Roscoe McGowen November 13, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 19 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 3 6 20,000 Princeton Victor, 6-3; Tigers Win Title Lincoln A. Werden November 20, 1955 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Dartmouth Category:Dartmouth Big Green football seasons Dartmouth Indians football