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1896 Dartmouth

5–⁠2–⁠1, coached by William Wurtenburg.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1896, game by game: won at Worcester A.C. 30–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–16; lost at Yale 0–42; won vs. Bowdoin 28–10; tied at Brown 10–10; won at Amherst 32–0; won vs. Williams 10–0; won vs. Newton A.C. 12–6+32−42Won 30–0 at Worcester A.C.+30Worcester A.C.Lost 0–16 at Pennsylvania-16PennsylvaniaLost 0–42 at Yale-42YaleWon 28–10 vs. Bowdoin+18BowdoinTied 10–10 at Brown0BrownWon 32–0 at Amherst+32AmherstWon 10–0 vs. Williams+10WilliamsWon 12–6 vs. Newton A.C.+6Newton A.C.
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atWorcester A.C.W 30–⁠079%
Oct 10atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1618%
Oct 17atYaleL 0–⁠4218%
Oct 24vsBowdoinW 28–⁠1082%
Oct 31atBrownT 10–⁠1043%
Nov 14atAmherstW 32–⁠074%
Nov 21vsWilliamsW 10–⁠072%
Nov 26vsNewton A.C.W 12–⁠690%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Newton A.C. 12–⁠6; Triangular Football League champions.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Triangular Football League championsthe conference title

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Triangular Football League (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠84
Coach
William Wurtenburg
Elo
1516 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Walter McCornack