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Dartmouth vs. Yale

Dartmouth and Yale first met in 1884 and have played 88 times; Yale leads the series 50–⁠33–⁠5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Dartmouth 6–⁠4.

Dartmouth wins
33
Yale wins
50
Ties
5
First meeting
1884
Longest streak
12 Yale
Current streak
1 Yale
Last 10 meetings
Dartmouth 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠1
1890s0–⁠6
1900s0–⁠1
1920s0–⁠4–⁠1
1930s4–⁠3–⁠3
1940s4–⁠6
1950s5–⁠4–⁠1
1960s5–⁠5
1970s5–⁠5
1980s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠7
2010s7–⁠3
2020s3–⁠3
Both ranked
1 meeting: Dartmouth 0, Yale 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15.1 points; 35 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Dartmouth
9–⁠7 Dartmouth’s record at home
At Yale
43–⁠24–⁠5 Yale’s record at home
Shutouts
26

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Dartmouth’s biggest win1939: Dartmouth 33, Yale 0by 33 points
  2. Yale’s biggest win1884: Yale 113, Dartmouth 0by 113 points
  3. Upset1953: Dartmouth 32, Yale 0Dartmouth had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1942: Yale 17, Dartmouth 7Yale had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2016: Yale 21, Dartmouth 13Yale had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1937: Dartmouth 9, Yale 9 (tie)No. 9 Dartmouth at No. 5 Yale

Coach against coach

YearsDartmouthSeriesYale
1924–⁠1927Jesse Hawley0–⁠2–⁠1Tad Jones
1929–⁠1932Jackson Cannell0–⁠2–⁠2Mal Stevens
1934–⁠1940Red Blaik4–⁠2–⁠1Ducky Pond
1942–⁠1947DeOrmond McLaughry0–⁠4Howard Odell
1948–⁠1951DeOrmond McLaughry4–⁠0Herman Hickman
1952–⁠1954DeOrmond McLaughry1–⁠2Jordan Olivar
1955–⁠1962Bob Blackman4–⁠3–⁠1Jordan Olivar
1965–⁠1970Bob Blackman4–⁠2Carmen Cozza
1971–⁠1977Jake Crouthamel3–⁠4Carmen Cozza
1978–⁠1981Joseph Yukica1–⁠3Carmen Cozza

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Dartmouth’s side (Hawley 0–⁠2–⁠1 against Jones). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Dartmouth and Yale, 1884 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 daily morning journal and courier's story of the 1894 game: YALE DEFEATS DARTMOUTH GAINS or TIE SIlU HAVEN MEN MdDE ENTIRELY HY THE BiCRS.

    1894 · The daily morning journal and courier, Oct 18, 1894

  • The The herald's story of the 1895 game: Robert j. Paced His Compel itors to a StandstiII RESULTS ON OTHER TRACKS The California Baseball League Is to Be Resnscitated The Yachting World Proffers Some Advice to 1r. Rose--Yale Wins at Football From Dartmouth Assoofstsd Press specisl Wire.

    1895 · The herald, California, Oct 17, 1895

  • The The daily morning journal and courier's story of the 1895 game: DARTMoUTH DEFEATED. Yale Won Yesterdays Game Handily by a Score of 34-O-Much Bad Fumbling-- Captain Thorne Did Not Play

    1895 · The daily morning journal and courier, Oct 31, 1895

  • The The daily morning journal and courier's story of the 1896 game: WIDE AMAKEs. YALE WON FROM DARTMOUTH.

    1896 · The daily morning journal and courier, Oct 19, 1896

  • The The times's story of the 1899 game: Yale Defeats Dartmouth.

    1899 · The times, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1899

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.

Photos

  • Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field, Dartmouth College. Yale Bulldogs at Dartmouth Big Green football, October 11, 2025.
    Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field, Dartmouth College. Yale Bulldogs at Dartmouth Big Green football, October 11, 2025.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game
  • 2025 Dartmouth College Marching Band pose for a photo.
    2025 Dartmouth College Marching Band pose for a photo.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game
  • Dartmouth 50-yard line at Memorial Field
    Dartmouth 50-yard line at Memorial FieldPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game
  • Dartmouth Cheer Squad in action. Yale Bulldogs at Dartmouth Big Green football, October 11, 2025.
    Dartmouth Cheer Squad in action. Yale Bulldogs at Dartmouth Big Green football, October 11, 2025.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2025 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Yale 28, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Oct 11, 2025Dartmouth 17, Yale 16at Dartmouth
Oct 12, 2024Dartmouth 44, Yale 43at Yale
Oct 7, 2023Yale 31, Dartmouth 24at Dartmouth
Oct 8, 2022Yale 24, Dartmouth 21at Yale
Oct 9, 2021Dartmouth 24, Yale 17at Dartmouth
Oct 12, 2019Dartmouth 42, Yale 10at Dartmouth
Oct 5, 2018Dartmouth 41, Yale 18at Yale
Oct 7, 2017Dartmouth 28, Yale 27at Dartmouth
Oct 8, 2016Yale 21, Dartmouth 13at Yale
Oct 10, 2015Dartmouth 35, Yale 3at Dartmouth
Oct 11, 2014Dartmouth 38, Yale 31at Yale
Oct 12, 2013Dartmouth 20, Yale 13at Dartmouth
Oct 6, 2012Dartmouth 34, Yale 14at Yale
Oct 8, 2011Yale 30, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 9, 2010Yale 23, Dartmouth 20at Dartmouth
Oct 10, 2009Yale 38, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Oct 11, 2008Yale 34, Dartmouth 7at Dartmouth
Oct 6, 2007Yale 50, Dartmouth 10at Yale
Oct 7, 2006Yale 26, Dartmouth 14at Dartmouth
Oct 8, 2005Yale 13, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 9, 2004Yale 24, Dartmouth 14at Dartmouth
Oct 11, 2003Yale 40, Dartmouth 17at Yale
Oct 31, 1981Yale 24, Dartmouth 3at Yale
Nov 1, 1980Yale 35, Dartmouth 7at Dartmouth
Oct 13, 1979Yale 3, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 14, 1978Dartmouth 10, Yale 3at Dartmouth
Oct 8, 1977Dartmouth 3, Yale 0at Yale
Oct 9, 1976Yale 18, Dartmouth 14at Yale
Nov 1, 1975Yale 16, Dartmouth 14at Yale
Nov 2, 1974Yale 14, Dartmouth 9at Yale
Nov 3, 1973Dartmouth 24, Yale 13at Dartmouth
Nov 4, 1972Yale 45, Dartmouth 14at Yale
Oct 30, 1971Dartmouth 17, Yale 15at Dartmouth
Oct 31, 1970Dartmouth 10, Yale 0at Yale
Nov 1, 1969Dartmouth 42, Yale 21at Yale
Nov 2, 1968Yale 47, Dartmouth 27at Yale
Nov 4, 1967Yale 56, Dartmouth 15at Yale
Oct 29, 1966Dartmouth 28, Yale 13at Yale
Oct 30, 1965Dartmouth 20, Yale 17at Yale
Oct 31, 1964Yale 24, Dartmouth 15at Yale
Nov 2, 1963Yale 10, Dartmouth 6at Yale
Nov 3, 1962Dartmouth 9, Yale 0at Yale
Nov 4, 1961Dartmouth 24, Yale 8at Yale
Oct 29, 1960Yale 29, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 31, 1959Dartmouth 12, 13Yale 8at Yale
Nov 1, 1958Dartmouth 22, Yale 14at Yale
Nov 2, 1957Yale 14, 20Dartmouth 14at Yale
Nov 3, 1956Yale 19, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 29, 1955Yale 20, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 30, 1954Yale 13, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Oct 31, 1953Dartmouth 32, Yale 0at Yale
Nov 1, 1952Yale 21, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Nov 3, 1951Dartmouth 14, Yale 10at Yale
Nov 4, 1950Dartmouth 7, Yale 0at Yale
Oct 29, 1949Dartmouth 34, Yale 13at Yale
Oct 30, 1948Dartmouth 41, Yale 14at Yale
Nov 1, 1947Yale 23, Dartmouth 14at Yale
Nov 2, 1946Yale 33, Dartmouth 2at Yale
Nov 3, 1945Yale 6, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Nov 4, 1944Yale 6, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 30, 1943Dartmouth 20, Yale 6at Yale
Oct 24, 1942Yale 17, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Oct 25, 1941Dartmouth 7, Yale 0at Yale
Oct 19, 1940Yale 13, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Nov 4, 1939Dartmouth 33, Yale 0at Yale
Oct 29, 19386Dartmouth 24, Yale 6at Yale
Oct 30, 19375Yale 9, 9Dartmouth 9at Yale
Oct 31, 1936Dartmouth 11, 12Yale 7at Yale
Nov 2, 1935Dartmouth 14, Yale 6at Yale
Nov 3, 1934Yale 7, Dartmouth 2at Yale
Nov 4, 1933Yale 14, Dartmouth 13at Yale
Oct 26, 1932Yale 6, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 31, 1931Yale 33, Dartmouth 33at Yale
Nov 1, 1930Yale 0, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Nov 2, 1929Yale 16, Dartmouth 12at Yale
Nov 3, 1928Yale 18, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 29, 1927Yale 19, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 16, 1926Yale 14, Dartmouth 7at Yale
Oct 18, 1924Yale 14, Dartmouth 14at Yale
Oct 13, 1900Yale 17, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 14, 1899Yale 12, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 17, 1896Yale 42, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 30, 1895Yale 32, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 16, 1895Yale 26, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 17, 1894Yale 34, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 14, 1893Yale 28, Dartmouth 0at Yale
Oct 25, 1884Yale 113, Dartmouth 0at Dartmouth

Every game is listed as played on the field.