Dartmouth vs. Williams
Dartmouth and Williams first met in 1888 and have played 21 times; Dartmouth leads the series 17–3–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Dartmouth 8–1, and Dartmouth has won the last 3. Share
- Dartmouth wins
- 17
- Williams wins
- 3
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1888
- Longest streak
- 7 Dartmouth
- Current streak
- 3 Dartmouth
- Last 10 meetings
- Dartmouth 8–1
- Most recent
- 1914
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1890s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 5–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 3–0 |
- Average margin
- 15.5 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Dartmouth
- 6–1 Dartmouth’s record at home
- At Williams
- 2–11–1 Williams’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 10
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Dartmouth’s biggest win1897: Dartmouth 52, Williams 0by 52 points
- Williams’s biggest win1891: Williams 14, Dartmouth 6by 8 points
Both programs through the years
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

1893 · The Portland daily press, Maine, Nov 6, 1893

1895 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 18, 1895

1896 · Vermont phÅ“nix, Brattleboro, Vt., Nov 27, 1896

1899 · The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., Oct 22, 1899

1901 · St. Johnsbury Caledonian, St. Johnsbury, Vt., Oct 23, 1901
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 10, 1914 | Dartmouth 21, Williams 3 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 18, 1913 | Dartmouth 48, Williams 6 | at Dartmouth | ||
| Oct 19, 1912 | Dartmouth 21, Williams 0 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 27, 1906 | Williams 0, Dartmouth 0 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 21, 1905 | Dartmouth 24, Williams 0 | at Dartmouth | ||
| Oct 15, 1904 | Dartmouth 11, Williams 0 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 17, 1903 | Dartmouth 17, Williams 0 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 18, 1902 | Dartmouth 18, Williams 0 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 19, 1901 | Dartmouth 6, Williams 2 | at Williams | ||
| Oct 21, 1899 | Williams 12, Dartmouth 10 | at Dartmouth | ||
| Oct 29, 1898 | Dartmouth 10, Williams 6 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 13, 1897 | Dartmouth 52, Williams 0 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 21, 1896 | Dartmouth 10, Williams 0 | at Dartmouth | ||
| Nov 16, 1895 | Dartmouth 10, Williams 5 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 10, 1894 | Dartmouth 10, Williams 0 | at Dartmouth | ||
| Nov 1, 1893 | Dartmouth 20, Williams 0 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 19, 1892 | Dartmouth 24, Williams 12 | at Dartmouth | ||
| Oct 24, 1891 | Williams 14, Dartmouth 6 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 15, 1890 | Williams 6, Dartmouth 0 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 9, 1889 | Dartmouth 20, Williams 9 | at Williams | ||
| Nov 10, 1888 | Dartmouth 36, Williams 6 | at Dartmouth |
Every game is listed as played on the field.