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1889 Dartmouth

7–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1889, game by game: lost at Harvard 0–38; won at Andover 45–4; won at Exeter 34–0; won at Andover 20–4; won vs. Amherst 60–6; won at Williams 20–9; won vs. MIT 42–6; won at Stevens 18–5+54−38Lost 0–38 at Harvard-38HarvardWon 45–4 at Andover+41AndoverWon 34–0 at Exeter+34ExeterWon 20–4 at Andover+16AndoverWon 60–6 vs. Amherst+54AmherstWon 20–9 at Williams+11WilliamsWon 42–6 vs. MIT+36MITWon 18–5 at Stevens+13Stevens
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 9atHarvardL 0–⁠3819%
Oct 12atAndoverW 45–⁠469%
Oct 19atExeterW 34–⁠073%
Oct 26atAndoverW 20–⁠477%
Nov 2vsAmherstW 60–⁠690%
Nov 9atWilliamsW 20–⁠965%
Nov 16vsMITW 42–⁠678%
Nov 28atStevensW 18–⁠588%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stevens 18–⁠5; Eastern Intercollegiate Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Eastern Intercollegiate Football Conference championsthe conference title

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
239–⁠72
Coach
—
Elo
1504 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William Odlin