1897 Dartmouth

4–⁠3, coached by William Wurtenburg.

Dartmouth, 1897
Photo: Dartmouth College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1897, game by game: won vs. Exeter 34–0; lost at Harvard 0–13; lost at Pennsylvania 0–34; lost at Princeton 0–30; won vs. Amherst 54–0; won at Williams 52–0; won at Newton A.C. 24–0+54−34Won 34–0 vs. Exeter+34ExeterLost 0–13 at Harvard-13HarvardLost 0–34 at Pennsylvania-34PennsylvaniaLost 0–30 at Princeton-30PrincetonWon 54–0 vs. Amherst+54AmherstWon 52–0 at Williams+52WilliamsWon 24–0 at Newton A.C.+24Newton A.C.
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsExeterW 34–⁠091%
Oct 2atHarvardL 0–⁠1336%
Oct 16atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠3418%
Oct 30atPrincetonL 0–⁠3015%
Nov 3vsAmherstW 54–⁠088%
Nov 13atWilliamsW 52–⁠077%
Nov 20atNewton A.C.W 24–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Newton A.C. 24–⁠0; Triangular Football League champions.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Triangular Football League championsthe conference title

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Triangular Football League (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
164–⁠77
Coach
William Wurtenburg
Elo
1512 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 11 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John B. Eckstorm