1950 Dartmouth Indians football team

American college football season

1950 Dartmouth Indians football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–5–1
Head coach|

* Tuss McLaughry (8th season)

Captain| Paul Staley
Home stadium| Memorial Field

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

1950 Eastern college football independents records

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 6 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 2 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 3–5–1 record, and were outscored 157 to 123 by their opponents. Paul Staley was the team captain.[1]

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 30 |  Holy Cross |

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| T 21–21|  13,000 |  [2]
October 7 | at No. 19 Michigan |

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| L 7–27|  74,903 |  [3]
October 14 | at Penn |

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 26–42|  38,000 |  [4]
October 21 |  Lehigh |

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| L 14–16|  12,350 |  [5]
October 28 | at Harvard |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA (rivalry)

| W 27–7|  28,000 |  [6]
November 4 | at Yale |

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 7–0|  35,000 |  [7]
November 11 | at Columbia |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 14–7|  14,000 |  [8]
November 18 |  Cornell |

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH (rivalry)

| L 0–24|  28,000 |  [9]
November 25 | at No. 6 Princeton |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 7–13|  5,000 |  [10]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. ^ "Dartmouth in Tie with Holy Cross". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1950. p. S1.
3. ^ "Michigan Topples Dartmouth, 27 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. S1.
4. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 15, 1950). "Penn Team Stops Dartmouth, 42-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. ^ "Lehigh Upsets Dartmouth, 16-14, Doyne and Gabriel Leading Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 22, 1950. p. S1.
6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 29, 1950). "Dartmouth Checks Harvard, 27 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 5, 1950). "Tyler Scores Touchdown as Big Green Trims Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 12, 1950). "Dartmouth Beats Columbia; Lions Halted, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 19, 1950). "Cornell Conquers Dartmouth, 24-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 26, 1950). "Princeton Beats Dartmouth, 13-7; Ivy Title to Tiger". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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