Dartmouth at Yale

Saturday, October 29, 1966

Dartmouth beat Yale 28–⁠13. It was their 50th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 28–⁠17–⁠5.

AwayDartmouth7–⁠2 in 1966
28
HomeYale4–⁠5 in 1966
13

FinalHigh 70°F, low 35°FAttendance 54,360

On the newsreel

  • DARTMOUTH DOWNS YALEAt Yale Bowl, New Haven, Dartmouth wins its 10th Ivy League victory in its last 11 starts over two seasons. The Big Green tops the Elis, 28 to 13.Universal Newsreel, October 31, 1966. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Dartmouth 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 50–⁠33–⁠5 in 88 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Yale 28, Dartmouth 7
2025Dartmouth 17, Yale 16
2024Dartmouth 44, Yale 43
2023Yale 31, Dartmouth 24
2022Yale 24, Dartmouth 21
2021Dartmouth 24, Yale 17

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