1898 Dartmouth

5–⁠6, coached by William Wurtenburg.

Dartmouth, 1898
Photo: Dartmouth College (Life time: N / A), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1898, game by game: won vs. Exeter 23–5; lost at Harvard 0–21; won vs. Bowdoin 35–6; won vs. Vermont 45–6; won at Amherst 64–6; won at Williams 10–6; lost vs. Wesleyan (CT) 5–23; lost at Chicago A.C. 5–17; lost at Brown 0–12; lost at Cincinnati 12–17; lost at Carlisle 6–17+58−21Won 23–5 vs. Exeter+18ExeterLost 0–21 at Harvard-21HarvardWon 35–6 vs. Bowdoin+29BowdoinWon 45–6 vs. Vermont+39VermontWon 64–6 at Amherst+58AmherstWon 10–6 at Williams+4WilliamsLost 5–23 vs. Wesleyan (CT)-18Wesleyan (CT)Lost 5–17 at Chicago A.C.-12Chicago A.C.Lost 0–12 at Brown-12BrownLost 12–17 at Cincinnati-5CincinnatiLost 6–17 at Carlisle-11Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carlisle 17–⁠6; Triangular Football League champions.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Triangular Football League championsthe conference title

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Triangular Football League (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
205–⁠136
Coach
William Wurtenburg
Elo
1405 −103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.7 No. 13 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fred Crolius