Dartmouth 42, Columbia 0

Playing their last home game of the '62 season the Indians swamped the Columbia Lions 42-0, as King broke three Ivy League records. The Big Green captain and the first team played less than half the game, yet the Indian quarterback passed for four touchdowns and scored a fifth, while completing 14 out of 16 passes. The final score was the highest recorded by a Dartmouth team since 1943 when Columbia was also the victim.

The game had been billed as a duel between Dartmouth's King and Columbia's Archie Roberts, but Roberts, an excellent passer in his own right, was continually rushed by the hard-charging Dartmouth line.

Taking the opening kick-off the Indians marched 74 yards in eight plays to score, King going over from the 7 on an end sweep. Early in the second period an excellent punt return by Spangenberg gave the Indians the ball on the Lions' 38. On second down and three, King tossed a perfect strike to end Charlie Greer who got behind the Columbia secondary and went into the end zone standing up.

King was just as quick and effective later in the same period as the Indians started a drive from their own 42. On first down King hit McLean on a 6-yard pass play, and then on second down he threw long and deep to Spangenberg, who took the aerial and went the remaining distance.

After Columbia had been unable to move the ball at the start of the second half, a punt gave the Green the pigskin first and ten on their own 41. On the first play King connected with Greer on a pass good for 25 yards. Then there was a little razzle-dazzle in the Indian backfield as King handed off to Spangenberg, who gave it back to King, who tossed a perfect pass to Greer for 30 yards and another touchdown. The score read 28-0.

Roberts came back with an aerial attack of his own and moved the Lions to the Dartmouth 11 as he completed four passes, but there another toss was intercepted.

King immediately took charge and hit Scott Creelman with a 23-yard pass. Two more completions and the Indians had a first down on the Columbia 48. Mr. King then worked his magic as he tossed to Spangenberg, who behind three perfectly executed downfield blocks went 48 yards for the touchdown.

While he was in the game in the second half, King completed eight out of eight passes and put the finishing touches on three records (see records listed elsewhere on these pages).

The final Dartmouth touchdown came late in the fourth period and was set up when defensive quarterback Bill Madden intercepted his third pass of the day.