The 1963 Dartmouth Indians football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. Following its undefeated

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championship season, Dartmouth was league co-champion in 1963. In their ninth season under head coach

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, the Indians compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 175 to 94. Scott Creelman was the team captain. The Indians' 5–2 conference record tied for best in the Ivy League. Dartmouth was named co-champion despite defeating the other co-champion,

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, in the last week of the season. The Indians outscored Ivy opponents 142 to 68. Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in

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