1939 Dartmouth Indians football team explained

Year:1939
Team:Dartmouth Indians
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:5–3–1
Head Coach:Earl Blaik
Hc Year:6th
Stadium:Memorial Field

The 1939 Dartmouth Indians football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1939 college football season. The Indians were led by sixth-year head coach Earl Blaik and played their home games at Memorial Field in Hanover, New Hampshire. They finished with a record of 5–3–1 and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 73.[1] [2] After amassing a 5–0–1 record to start the season and shutting out four of those opponents, Dartmouth ascended to 14th in the AP Poll, but lost their last three contests against, No. 4 Cornell, Princeton, and a Stanford team that finished 1–7–1—their only win coming against Dartmouth. Northwestern finish the year unranked in the AP poll and were ranked No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1939 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results. July 2, 2020. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. en.
  2. Web site: September 6, 2015. Dartmouth Game by Game Results. July 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906005316/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/dartmouth/1935-1939_yearly_results.php. 2015-09-06.
  3. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.