1924 Dartmouth Indians football team

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]

1924 Dartmouth Indians football
Conference	Independent
1924 record	7–0–1
Head coach	Jesse Hawley (2nd season)
Captain	Henry Bjorkman
Home stadium	Memorial Field

1924 Eastern college football independents records
	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
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
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
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	0

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Norwich	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 40–0		[4]
October 4	McGill	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 52–0		[5]
October 11	Vermont	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 38–0
October 18	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	T 14–14	42,000	[6]
October 25	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 6–0	51,000
November 1	Brown	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 10–3		[7]
November 8	Boston University	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 38–0		[8]
November 15	vs. Cornell	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 27–14		[9]

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. "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.
7. "Sage Proves Hero As Big Green Wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1924. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Terriers Easy For Dartmouth: Green Scores 38 Points to Zero for B.U." The Boston Globe. November 9, 1924. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Marshall Hunt (November 16, 1924). "Dartmouth Conquers Cornell By 27—14". The Boston Globe. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.