1954 Dartmouth Indians football team

American college football season

1954 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–6 (2–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Tuss McLaughry (12th season)
Captain	Louis Turner
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons← 1953 1955 →

1954 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Yale	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Cornell	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Brown	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Harvard	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1954 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 3–6 record, and were outscored 250 to 121. Louis Turner was the team captain.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Holy Cross	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 27–26	9,000
October 2	Navy	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–42	13,200
October 9	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–60	23,250
October 16	Colgate	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–13	9,500
October 23	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 13–7	32,000
October 30	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–13	30,000
November 6	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 26–0	9,000
November 13	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 21–40	18,000
November 20	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–49	23,000

References

"Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"Dartmouth Pass Nips Holy Cross, 27-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 26, 1954. p. S1.
Werden, Lincoln A. (October 3, 1954). "Navy Rally Topples Dartmouth, 42 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 10, 1954). "Army Team Trims Dartmouth, 60-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Strauss, Michael (October 17, 1954). "Colgate Vanquishes Dartmouth, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Strauss, Michael (October 24, 1954). "Dartmouth Tosses Trip Harvard, 13-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 31, 1954). "Dartmouth Loses; Yale Victor, 13-7, with Two-Touchdown Rally in Second Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Mozley, Dana (November 7, 1954). "Meek Lions Zipped Again by Merry Indians, 26-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
McGowen, Roscoe (November 14, 1954). "Cornell Defeats Dartmouth, 40-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
Effrat, Louis (November 21, 1954). "Tigers Trounce Dartmouth Despite 7-7 Halftime Score". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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