1952 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1952 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 198 to 116. Peter Reich was the team captain.[1]

1952 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Independent
1952 record	2–7
Head coach	Tuss McLaughry (10th season)
Captain	Peter Reich
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1952 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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	Holy Cross	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 9–27	14,327	[2]
October 4	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–7	35,000	[3]
October 11	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–37	18,127	[4]
October 18	Rutgers	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 29–20	8,000	[5]
October 25	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 19–26	31,000	[6]
November 1	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–21	40,000	[7]
November 8	Columbia	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 38–14	9,000	[8]
November 15	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY (rivalry)	L 7–13	14,000	[9]
November 22	at No. 17 Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–33	26,000	[10]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Season-by-Season Results: 1940-99". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Holy Cross Subdues Dartmouth by 27-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. S1.
3. Danzig, Allison (October 5, 1952). "Quaker Pass in 3d Quarter Subdues Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 12, 1952). "Army Trounces Dartmouth; Cadets Score, 37-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Peters, Seaver (October 19, 1952). "Dartmouth's Murphy, McLaughlin Pace 29-20 Win over Rutgers". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 26, 1952). "Crimson Triumphs, 26-19, over Indians in 56th Duel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1952). "Elis 21-7 Victors over Dartmouth". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 9, 1952). "Dartmouth Victor; Topples Columbia by 38-14, Smale Going for 3 Touchdowns". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. "Cornell Vanquishes Dartmouth, 13 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 16, 1952. p. S1.
10. Danzig, Allison (November 23, 1952). "Tigers' Overhead Tactics Smother Dartmouth, 33-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.