Columbia vs. Dartmouth

Columbia and Dartmouth first met in 1899 and have played 73 times; Dartmouth leads the series 57–⁠16. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Dartmouth 7–⁠3, and Dartmouth has won the last 4.

Columbia wins
16
Dartmouth wins
57
Ties
0
First meeting
1899
Longest streak
11 Dartmouth
Current streak
4 Dartmouth
Last 10 meetings
Dartmouth 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s1–⁠0
1920s0–⁠5
1930s2–⁠3
1940s4–⁠5
1950s2–⁠8
1960s1–⁠9
1970s1–⁠9
1980s0–⁠2
2000s2–⁠4
2010s2–⁠8
2020s1–⁠4
Average margin
19.7 points; 21 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Columbia
11–⁠25 Columbia’s record at home
At Dartmouth
32–⁠4 Dartmouth’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Columbia first
Shutouts
21

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Columbia’s biggest win1899: Columbia 22, Dartmouth 0by 22 points
  2. Dartmouth’s biggest win2013: Dartmouth 56, Columbia 0by 56 points
  3. Upset2021: Columbia 19, Dartmouth 0Columbia had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1971: Columbia 31, Dartmouth 29Columbia had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2016: Columbia 9, Dartmouth 7Columbia had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsColumbiaSeriesDartmouth
1935–⁠1940Lou Little2–⁠2Red Blaik
1942–⁠1954Lou Little5–⁠6DeOrmond McLaughry
1957–⁠1967Aldo Donelli1–⁠10Bob Blackman
1968–⁠1970Frank Navarro0–⁠3Bob Blackman
1971–⁠1973Frank Navarro1–⁠2Jake Crouthamel
1974–⁠1977Bill Campbell0–⁠4Jake Crouthamel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Columbia’s side (Little 2–⁠2 against Blaik). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Columbia and Dartmouth, 1899 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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 The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1899 game: Dartmouth Lighter than Columbia.

    1899 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 19, 1899

  • The Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current's story of the 1922 game: Tiger Dropkick Downs Eli Yale; Brown Does Same to Crimson Team Pitt Plays Rings Around W and J; Dartmouth Defeats Columbia. Penn Wins Over Penn State by Single Point.

    1922 · Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, Montana, Nov 19, 1922

  • The New Britain herald's story of the 1923 game: ALL-NEW BRITAIN LACKING PUNCH TO WIN AT FOOTBALL DARTMOUTH WAKES UP AND SWiMPS COLUMBIA St-6 Green Inco,cfs Powerful Attack in Final Period For Three Touch downs; Long Runs Feature

    1923 · New Britain herald, Connecticut, Nov 30, 1923

  • The Evening star's story of the 1928 game: DARTMOUTH ROUTS COLUMBIA, Il TO 7 Does All Scoring in First HaIf-Pass Brings New York Touchdown.

    1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 21, 1928

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: DARTMOUTH DOWNS COLUMBIA, "a TO 0

    1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 20, 1929

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 24, 2026Dartmouth at Columbia upcomingat Columbia
Oct 24, 2025Dartmouth 49, Columbia 3at Dartmouth
Oct 26, 2024Dartmouth 24, Columbia 21at Columbia
Oct 21, 2023Dartmouth 20, Columbia 9at Dartmouth
Oct 22, 2022Dartmouth 27, Columbia 24at Columbia
Oct 22, 2021Columbia 19, Dartmouth 0at Dartmouth
Oct 25, 2019Dartmouth 59, Columbia 24at Dartmouth
Oct 20, 2018Dartmouth 28, Columbia 12at Columbia
Oct 21, 2017Columbia 22, Dartmouth 17at Dartmouth
Oct 22, 2016Columbia 9, Dartmouth 7at Columbia
Oct 24, 2015Dartmouth 13, Columbia 9at Dartmouth
Oct 25, 2014Dartmouth 27, Columbia 7at Columbia
Oct 26, 2013Dartmouth 56, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Oct 20, 2012Dartmouth 21, Columbia 16at Columbia
Oct 22, 2011Dartmouth 37, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Oct 23, 2010Dartmouth 24, Columbia 21at Columbia
Oct 24, 2009Dartmouth 28, Columbia 6at Dartmouth
Oct 25, 2008Columbia 21, Dartmouth 13at Columbia
Oct 20, 2007Dartmouth 37, Columbia 28at Dartmouth
Oct 22, 2005Dartmouth 17, Columbia 6at Dartmouth
Oct 23, 2004Columbia 9, Dartmouth 6Neutral site
Oct 25, 2003Dartmouth 26, Columbia 21at Dartmouth
Nov 7, 1981Dartmouth 21, Columbia 7at Columbia
Nov 8, 1980Dartmouth 48, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 3, 1979Dartmouth 17, Columbia 0at Columbia
Nov 4, 1978Dartmouth 37, Columbia 7at Dartmouth
Oct 29, 1977Dartmouth 14, Columbia 7at Columbia
Oct 30, 1976Dartmouth 34, Columbia 14at Dartmouth
Nov 8, 1975Dartmouth 22, Columbia 17at Columbia
Nov 9, 1974Dartmouth 21, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 10, 1973Dartmouth 24, Columbia 6at Columbia
Nov 11, 1972Dartmouth 38, Columbia 8at Dartmouth
Nov 6, 1971Columbia 31, Dartmouth 29at Columbia
Nov 7, 197017Dartmouth 55, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 8, 1969Dartmouth 37, Columbia 7at Columbia
Nov 9, 1968Dartmouth 31, Columbia 19at Dartmouth
Nov 11, 1967Dartmouth 13, Columbia 7at Columbia
Nov 5, 1966Dartmouth 56, Columbia 14at Dartmouth
Nov 6, 1965Dartmouth 47, Columbia 0at Columbia
Nov 7, 1964Dartmouth 31, Columbia 14at Dartmouth
Nov 9, 1963Dartmouth 47, Columbia 6at Columbia
Nov 10, 1962Dartmouth 42, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 11, 1961Columbia 35, Dartmouth 14at Columbia
Nov 5, 1960Dartmouth 22, Columbia 6at Dartmouth
Nov 7, 1959Dartmouth 22, Columbia 0at Columbia
Nov 8, 1958Dartmouth 38, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 9, 1957Dartmouth 7, Columbia 0at Columbia
Nov 10, 1956Dartmouth 14, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 5, 1955Dartmouth 14, Columbia 7at Columbia
Nov 6, 1954Dartmouth 26, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Nov 7, 1953Columbia 25, Dartmouth 19at Columbia
Nov 8, 1952Dartmouth 38, Columbia 14at Dartmouth
Nov 10, 1951Columbia 21, Dartmouth 6at Columbia
Nov 11, 1950Dartmouth 14, Columbia 7at Dartmouth
Nov 5, 1949Dartmouth 35, Columbia 14at Columbia
Nov 6, 1948Dartmouth 26, Columbia 21at Dartmouth
Nov 8, 194717Columbia 15, Dartmouth 0at Columbia
Oct 26, 1946Columbia 33, Dartmouth 13at Dartmouth
Nov 24, 1945Columbia 21, Dartmouth 0at Columbia
Nov 25, 1944Dartmouth 18, Columbia 0at Columbia
Nov 6, 1943Dartmouth 47, Columbia 13at Dartmouth
Nov 21, 1942Dartmouth 26, Columbia 13at Columbia
Oct 12, 1940Columbia 20, Dartmouth 6at Dartmouth
Nov 20, 19379Dartmouth 27, Columbia 0at Columbia
Nov 7, 193618Dartmouth 20, Columbia 13at Dartmouth
Nov 30, 1935Columbia 13, Dartmouth 7at Columbia
Oct 17, 1931Columbia 19, Dartmouth 6at Columbia
Oct 18, 1930Dartmouth 52, Columbia 0at Dartmouth
Oct 19, 1929Dartmouth 34, Columbia 0at Columbia
Oct 20, 1928Dartmouth 21, Columbia 7at Dartmouth
Nov 29, 1923Dartmouth 31, Columbia 6at Columbia
Nov 18, 1922Dartmouth 28, Columbia 7at Columbia
Oct 22, 1921Dartmouth 31, Columbia 7at Dartmouth
Nov 18, 1899Columbia 22, Dartmouth 0at Columbia

Every game is listed as played on the field.