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1961 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJames Lemen
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Columbia + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Harvard + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Brown 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1961 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as a member of the Ivy League during the 1961 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 in conference games), tied for third place in the Ivy League, and outscored opponents by a toal of 197 to 104. Fullback James Lemen was the team captain.[1] They outscored Ivy opponents, 156 to 84.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bill King with 711 passing yards and John Krumme with 416 rushing yards and 192 receiving yards.[3] Tackle Carter Strickland was selected as a second-team player on the 1961 All-Ivy League football team.[4]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 28–3 10,500 [5]
October 7 at Penn
W 30–0 12,596 [6]
October 14 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 34–0 9,000 [7]
October 21 at Holy Cross*
L 13–17 18,000 [8]
October 28 at Harvard
L 15–21 32,500 [9]
November 4 at Yale
W 24–8 41,974 [10]
November 11 at Columbia
L 14–35 25,106 [11]
November 18 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 15–14 11,000 [12]
November 25 at Princeton
W 24–6 30,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

Statistics

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Junior quarterback Bill King completed 49 of 98 passes (50.0%) for 711 yards with 10 touchdowns, four interceptions, and a 136.5 quarterback rating. He also had 176 rushing yards and led the team in scoring with 36 points.[3]

Halfback John Krumme led the team in both rushing (416 yards, 99 carries, 4.2-yard average) and receiving (17 receptions, 192 yards).[3]

Other significant contributors included halfbacks Tom Spangenberg (393 rushing yards on 90 carries, 120 receiving yards on nine receptions), Dave Lawson (149 rushing yards on 33 carries, 37 receiving yards on four receptions), and Chris Vancura (135 rushing yards on 41 carries, 38 receiving yards on four receptions), and ends Frank Finsthwait (three receptions, 87 receiving yards), Dave Usher (82 receiving yards), and Carl Funke (two receptions, 75 receiving yards).[3]

Players

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  • Pete Benzien, fullback
  • Bill Blumenschein, 200 pounds
  • Ed Boies (#56), center
  • Greg Cooke, halfback 174 pounds
  • Dave Evans, fullback
  • Finsthwait, end
  • Carl Funke (#82), end, 193 pounds
  • Walter Grudi (#72), tackle
  • Chuck Hegeman, guard, 185 pounds
  • Billy King (#14), quarterback, 178 pounds
  • John Krumme (#33), halfback
  • Steve Lasch (#64), guard, 192 pounds
  • Dave Lawson
  • Jim Lemen (#45), fullback and captain, 195 pounds
  • Don McKinnon, center, 212 pounds
  • Tom Parkinson, fullback
  • Runge, tackle
  • Ron Schram, quarterback
  • Skinner, center
  • Tom Spangenberg (#23), halfback
  • Gary Spiess, halfback, 163 pounds
  • Carter Strickland (#73), tackle, 222 pounds
  • Bill Tragakis (#61), guard
  • Dave Usher (#84), end, 201 pounds
  • Chris "Swish" Vancura, halfback
  • Bill Wellstead, kicker

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d "1961 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Columbia Lands 4 On Ivy Team". The Record. November 27, 1961. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dartmouth Trips N. Hampshire, 28-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 1, 1961. p. S7.
  6. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1961). "Hard-Charging Dartmouth Overpowers Penn, Yielding Only 4 First Downs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  7. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 15, 1961). "Dartmouth Rips Brown, 34 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Brown Routed by Dartmouth". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. 48.
  8. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1961). "Dartmouth a 17-13 Loser; Holy Cross Rally Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 29, 1961). "Harvard Halts Dartmouth, 21-15; 32,500 See Upset". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 5, 1961). "Dartmouth Crushes Yale; Indians Triumph by 24-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 12, 1961). "Columbia Tops Dartmouth, 35-14; Lions Ivy Leaders". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1961). "Dartmouth Turns Back Cornell, 15-14, with Fourth-Period Passing Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  13. ^ Teague, Robert L. (November 26, 1961). "Dartmouth Halts Princeton by 24-6 as King Sets Pace". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  14. ^ "Dartmouth Faces UNH In Season Opener Saturday". Valley News. September 29, 1961. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Indians Face Elis In TV Go Saturday". Valley News. November 3, 1961. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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