Dartmouth at Princeton
Saturday, November 21, 1953 Share
Dartmouth beat Princeton 34–12. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 19–11–3.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 39°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, November 23, 1953, page 49 (results column)
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Saturdays Sturs Paul Larson, California quarter back-Scored on an 18-yard run, kicked three extra points and intercepted a pass as Bears knocked Stanford out of a share of the Coast title, 21–21. Chet Hanulak, Maryland half back-Scored the second time Maryland had the ball on an 81-yard run to start the Terps to a 21–0 victory over Ala bama in the completion of an unbeaten. united season. Tom Fitzpatrick, Villanova guard Threw key blocks on runs that set up one touchdown and scored the other in 1913 upset of Syracuse. Bob Hardy, Kentucky quarter back-Led first victory over Tennessee since 1885. 27–21. Binky Breeder, Iowa fullback- Led ground gamers with l27 yards and stood out as punter as HawkeyeS tied Notre Dame, 14–14. Rocky Ryan, Illinois end-Recovered a blocked punt and caught a pass for two touch downs as Illinois downed Northwestern, 1914. for q share of the Big Ten title. Bobby Freeman, Auburn quarter back-Scored twice and passed for a third in 1919 victory over Clemson. Leroy Bolden. Michigan State halfback-Sprinted 10 yards for the score that gave the Spartans a 21–15 triumph over tough Marquette. KOsse johnson, Rice fullback- Led the ground gamers and scored the touchdown that broke the game open in 1876 defeat of TCU. Cotton Davidson. Baylor quarterback-Passed for a pair Of scores and intercepted a pass in his end zone to preserve 27–2l victory over SMU. Billy Teas, Georgia Tech half back-His 48-yard punt return gave Engineers 1910 triumph over Duke. Len Bullock, North Carolina full back-Scored twice, once on a 59-yard run, in a 1877 victory over Virginia. Tom Davis, LSU-Kicked field goal to beat Arkansas, 9–8. Dick Carr, Columbia quarter back – Passed for all four Lions touchdowns in playing his ninth straight Commute game as Columbia defeated Rutgers, 27–13. Leo McKenna, Dartmouth quarterback-Scored twice, passed for a third and connected on four conversions in 34–12 up set of Princeton.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
On the newsreel
- PRINCETON-DARTMOUTHIn the thirty-third edition of the classic Ivy League rivalry, the Big Green twists the Tigers tail, racking up the overwhelming score of 34-12
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Princeton 79% to win. Dartmouth pulled the upset.
The series
Every Dartmouth–Princeton gameDartmouth leads 42–38–3 in 83 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.
| 2025 | Dartmouth 20, Princeton 17 | |
| 2024 | Dartmouth 26, Princeton 17 | |
| 2023 | Dartmouth 23, Princeton 21 | |
| 2022 | Princeton 17, Dartmouth 14 | |
| 2021 | Dartmouth 31, Princeton 7 | |
| 2019 | Dartmouth 27, Princeton 10 |
Around this game
Dartmouth
- Next gamevs. Holy CrossSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonDartmouth in 1953
- ProgramDartmouth history and records
Princeton
- Next gamevs. RutgersSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonPrinceton in 1953
- ProgramPrinceton history and records