Dartmouth vs. MIT

Dartmouth and MIT first met in 1886 and have played 6 times; Dartmouth leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Dartmouth 5–⁠1, and Dartmouth has won the last 4.

Dartmouth wins
5
MIT wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1886
Longest streak
4 Dartmouth
Current streak
4 Dartmouth
Last 10 meetings
Dartmouth 5–⁠1
Most recent
1895

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s3–⁠1
1890s2–⁠0
Average margin
18.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Dartmouth
4–⁠0 Dartmouth’s record at home
At MIT
1–⁠1 MIT’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Dartmouth’s biggest win1889: Dartmouth 42, MIT 6by 36 points
  2. MIT’s biggest win1887: MIT 24, Dartmouth 15by 9 points
  3. Upset1887: MIT 24, Dartmouth 15MIT had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Dartmouth and MIT, 1886 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.

Every game

Oct 19, 1895Dartmouth 30, MIT 0at Dartmouth
Nov 14, 1891Dartmouth 8, MIT 6at MIT
Nov 16, 1889Dartmouth 42, MIT 6at Dartmouth
Nov 17, 1888Dartmouth 30, MIT 0at Dartmouth
Nov 5, 1887MIT 24, Dartmouth 15at MIT
Oct 23, 1886Dartmouth 11, MIT 6at Dartmouth

Every game is listed as played on the field.