1969 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1969 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Dartmouth was one of three Ivy League co-champions, its fifth league title of the 1960s.

1969 Dartmouth Indians football
Ivy League co-champion
Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (15th season)
Captains	Ernest Babcock John Ritchie
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton +	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

In their 15th season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents 282 to 99. John Ritchie and Ernest Babcock were the team captains.^[1]

The Indians' 6–1 conference record tied with Princeton and Yale as the best in the Ivy League. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 213 to 93.^[2] Dartmouth defeated one of its co-champions, Yale, and suffered its lone loss in the final week of the year to the other co-champion, Princeton.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH (rivalry)	W 31–0	14,000	^[3]
October 4	Holy Cross*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 38–6	13,500	^[4]
October 11	Penn	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 41–0	17,000	^[5]
October 18	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 38–13	15,000	^[6]
October 25	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 24–10	40,000	^[7]
November 1	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 42–21	49,958	^[8]
November 8	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 37–7	8,713	^[9]
November 15	Cornell	Memorial Field Hanover, NH (rivalry)	W 24–7	13,835	^[10]
November 22	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–35	35,000	^[11]
*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. p. 25. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Dartmouth Romps, 31-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 28, 1969. p. S5.
4. Keese, Parton (October 5, 1969). "Dartmouth Tops Holy Cross, 38-6; Purple, Crippled by Illness, No Match for Big Green". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
5. McGowen, Deane (October 12, 1969). "Dartmouth and Princeton Elevens Win; Penn Beaten, 41-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Keese, Parton (October 19, 1969). "Dartmouth Wins; Brown Bows, 38-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Keese, Parton (October 26, 1969). "Dartmouth Tops Harvard, 24-10, for 5th Straight; Misplays the Key". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Wallace, William N. (November 2, 1969). "Dartmouth Routs Yale, 42-21; Eli Streak Halted". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Koppett, Leonard (November 9, 1969). "Princeton and Dartmouth Win to Stay in Ivy Tie; Undefeated Indians Make Columbia 7th Victim, 37-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Keese, Parton (November 16, 1969). "Dartmouth 24-7 Victor; 3 Chasey Passes Go for Scores in Rout of Cornell Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Keese, Parton (November 23, 1969). "Princeton and Yale Win, Tie Dartmouth for Title; Indians Upset, 35-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.