1955 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (3–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainLeo McKenna
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Yale 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Harvard 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Brown 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Penn 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

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.[1]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Colgate
L 20–21 8,000 [2]
October 1 Holy Cross
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
L 21–29 [1]
October 8 at Brown
L 0–7 15,000 [3]
October 15 at Lafayette
L 13–21 [1]
October 22 Harvard
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 14–9 13,500 [4]
October 29 at Yale
L 0–20 32,000 [5]
November 5 at Columbia
W 14–7 10,000 [6]
November 12 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 7–0 11,500 [7]
November 19 at Princeton
L 3–6 20,000 [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth Leads 20 to 0, Loses to Colgate, 21 to 20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 25, 1955. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 9, 1955). "Brown Sets Back Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 23, 1955). "Dartmouth Trips Harvard, 14 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Effrat, Louis (October 30, 1955). "Elis Triumph, 20-0, on 2d-Half Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1955). "Dartmouth Rallies in Mud to Down Columbia, 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 13, 1955). "Dartmouth Trips Cornell Team, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1955). "Princeton Victor, 6-3; Tigers Win Title". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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