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1888 Dartmouth

3–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1888, game by game: lost at Harvard 0–74; lost at Exeter 10–12; lost at Andover 4–14; won vs. Williams 36–6; won vs. MIT 30–0; lost at Stevens 0–30; won at Amherst 40–0+40−74Lost 0–74 at Harvard-74HarvardLost 10–12 at Exeter-2ExeterLost 4–14 at Andover-10AndoverWon 36–6 vs. Williams+30WilliamsWon 30–0 vs. MIT+30MITLost 0–30 at Stevens-30StevensWon 40–0 at Amherst+40Amherst
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 27atHarvardL 0–⁠7421%
Oct 31atExeterL 10–⁠1275%
Nov 3atAndoverL 4–⁠1475%
Nov 10vsWilliamsW 36–⁠667%
Nov 17vsMITW 30–⁠073%
Nov 19atStevensL 0–⁠3085%
Nov 29atAmherstW 40–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Amherst 40–⁠0; Eastern Intercollegiate Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Eastern Intercollegiate Football Conference championsthe conference title

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
120–⁠136
Coach
—
Elo
1381 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William Odlin