1972 Dartmouth Indians football team

The 1972 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. For the fourth straight year, the Indians were Ivy League champions.

1972 Dartmouth Indians football
Ivy League champion
ConferenceIvy League
1972 record7–1–1 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Robert Norton
  • Frederick Radke
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1972 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dartmouth $ 5 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Yale 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Penn 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Harvard 3 –3 –1  4 –4 –1
Princeton 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Columbia 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Brown 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their second season under head coach Jake Crouthamel, the Indians compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents 260 to 168. Robert Norton and Frederick Radke were the team captains.[1]

The Indians' 5–1–1 conference record was the best in the Ivy League standings, and unlike the previous year, when Dartmouth shared the Ivy League title, in 1972 the team won the league outright. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 219 to 147.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 New Hampshire*
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 24–14 10,350 [3]
October 7 at Holy Cross*
W 17–7 8,000 [4]
October 14 Princeton
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 35–14 20,200 [5]
October 21 Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 49–20 11,225 [6]
October 28 at Harvard
T 21–21 32,000 [7]
November 4 at Yale
L 14–45 41,507 [8]
November 11 Columbia
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 38–8 15,200 [9]
November 18 at Cornell
W 31–22 21,000 [10]
November 25 at Penn
W 31–17 42,422 [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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "Rowe Stands Out as Dartmouth Downs New Hampshire, 24-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 1, 1972. p. S6.
  4. "Dartmouth Beats Holy Cross, 17 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1972. p. S4.
  5. "Dartmouth's Diversified Attack Overwhelms Princeton, 35-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 15, 1972. p. S6.
  6. Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1972). "Dartmouth Romps over Brown, 49-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 29, 1972). "Harvard Ties Dartmouth, 21-21; Fumble Is Costly". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. Wallace, William N. (November 5, 1972). "Yale Routs Dartmouth, 45-14, and Takes Ivy Lead; Doyle Paces Elis". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Keese, Parton (November 12, 1972). "Dartmouth Wins; Columbia Routed". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Chass, Murray (November 19, 1972). "Dartmouth Beats Cornell; Big Green Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 26, 1972). "Dartmouth Wins Ivy Title; Penn Bows, 31-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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