1924 Dartmouth Indians football team

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1924 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1924 record7–0–1
Head coach
CaptainHenry Bjorkman
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
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1924 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   6 – 0 – 2
Penn   –   9 – 1 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 1
Bucknell   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 2 – 0
Holy Cross   –   7 – 1 – 1
Army   –   5 – 1 – 2
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 1
Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 1 – 3
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Princeton   –   4 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   4 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   2 – 7 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0

The 1924 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Indians compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 31.[1]

Dartmouth's 1924 season was part of a 22-game unbeaten streak that began in November 1923 and continued until October 1926.[2]

Henry Bjorkman was the team captain. Andy Oberlander was the team's leading scorer with 60 points scored on 10 touchdowns. R. B. Hall added 42 points on 7 touchdowns.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Norwich
W 40–0[4]
October 4McGill
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 52–0[5]
October 11Vermont
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 38–0[6]
October 18at Yale
T 14–1442,000[7]
October 25at Harvard
W 6–051,000
November 1Brown
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 10–3[8]
November 8Boston University
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 38–0[9]
November 15vs. Cornell
W 27–14[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "1924 Dartmouth Big Green Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth Football 1880-1939". Dartmouth College. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Varsity Football 1924" (PDF). Dartmouth College. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth Piles Up 40 To 0 Count". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Green Defeats McGill, 52-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 5, 1924. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Weakened Vermont team easy for Dartmouth". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1924. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "42,000 Spectators Thrilled as Yale and Dartmouth Battle to 14-14 Draw in Bowl". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1924. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sage Proves Hero As Big Green Wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1924. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Terriers Easy For Dartmouth: Green Scores 38 Points to Zero for B.U." The Boston Globe. November 9, 1924. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Marshall Hunt (November 16, 1924). "Dartmouth Conquers Cornell By 27—14". The Boston Globe. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
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