After winning the Ivy League championship in 1958, Dartmouth finished second in 1959.
In their fifth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Indians compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 106 to 96.
William Gundy was the team captain.
[1] The Indians' 5–1–1 conference record was the second-best in the Ivy League.
[2] Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.