Boston University vs. Dartmouth

Boston University and Dartmouth first met in 1895 and have played 9 times; Dartmouth leads the series 8–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Dartmouth 8–⁠1.

Boston University wins
1
Dartmouth wins
8
Ties
0
First meeting
1895
Longest streak
8 Dartmouth
Current streak
1 Boston University
Last 10 meetings
Dartmouth 8–⁠1
Most recent
1978

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠1
1920s0–⁠4
1930s0–⁠1
1960s0–⁠1
1970s1–⁠1
Average margin
27.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boston University
0–⁠1 Boston University’s record at home
At Dartmouth
7–⁠1 Dartmouth’s record at home
Shutouts
6

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Boston University’s biggest win1978: Boston University 20, Dartmouth 17by 3 points
  2. Dartmouth’s biggest win1930: Dartmouth 74, Boston University 0by 74 points
  3. Upset1978: Boston University 20, Dartmouth 17Boston University had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boston University and Dartmouth, 1895 on13001500170019001920194019601980

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1922 game: Dartmouth Victor Over Boston u. Eleven, 1917

    1922 · New-York tribune, Nov 5, 1922

  • The New Britain herald's story of the 1930 game

    1930 · New Britain herald, Connecticut, Oct 13, 1930

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 7, 1978Boston University 20, Dartmouth 17at Dartmouth
Oct 1, 1977Dartmouth 38, Boston University 0at Boston University
Oct 3, 1964Dartmouth 28, Boston University 6at Dartmouth
Oct 11, 1930Dartmouth 74, Boston University 0at Dartmouth
Nov 6, 1926Dartmouth 32, Boston University 0at Dartmouth
Nov 8, 1924Dartmouth 38, Boston University 0at Dartmouth
Oct 13, 1923Dartmouth 24, Boston University 0at Dartmouth
Nov 4, 1922Dartmouth 10, Boston University 7at Dartmouth
Oct 23, 1895Dartmouth 12, Boston University 0at Dartmouth

Every game is listed as played on the field.