Dartmouth at Princeton

Saturday, November 22, 1958

Dartmouth beat Princeton 21–⁠12. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 22–⁠13–⁠3.

AwayDartmouth7–⁠2 in 1958
21
HomePrinceton6–⁠3 in 1958
12

FinalHigh 49°F, low 31°F

On the newsreel

  • FootballSPORTS — DARTMOUTH WINS IVY TITLE, downing Princeton 21-12 in a hard-fought thriller at Tigertown. It's Dartmouth's first Ivy League title in 20 years, earned by the star play of John Crouthamel and Bill Gundy.Universal Newsreel, November 24, 1958. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Princeton 55% to win. Dartmouth won as Elo’s underdog.

Dartmouth leads 42–⁠38–⁠3 in 83 meetings, counting the 45 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Dartmouth 20, Princeton 17
2024Dartmouth 26, Princeton 17
2023Dartmouth 23, Princeton 21
2022Princeton 17, Dartmouth 14
2021Dartmouth 31, Princeton 7
2019Dartmouth 27, Princeton 10

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