1899 Dartmouth

2–⁠7, coached by William Wurtenburg.

Dartmouth, 1899
Photo: Dartmouth College (Life time: N / A), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1899, game by game: won vs. Exeter 16–5; won vs. Bowdoin 37–0; lost at Yale 0–12; lost vs. Williams 10–12; lost at Army 2–6; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–11; lost at Harvard 0–11; lost at Columbia 0–22; lost at Brown 5–16+37−22Won 16–5 vs. Exeter+11ExeterWon 37–0 vs. Bowdoin+37BowdoinLost 0–12 at Yale-12YaleLost 10–12 vs. Williams-2WilliamsLost 2–6 at Army-4ArmyLost 0–11 at Wesleyan (CT)-11Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–11 at Harvard-11HarvardLost 0–22 at Columbia-22ColumbiaLost 5–16 at Brown-11Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsExeterW 16–⁠585%
Oct 7vsBowdoinW 37–⁠066%
Oct 14atYaleL 0–⁠1223%
Oct 21vsWilliamsL 10–⁠1259%
Oct 28atArmyL 2–⁠639%
Nov 4atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠1129%
Nov 11atHarvardL 0–⁠119%
Nov 18atColumbiaL 0–⁠2236%
Nov 25atBrownL 5–⁠1622%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 16–⁠5.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
70–⁠95
Coach
William Wurtenburg
Elo
1382 −54 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
1.7 No. 17 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Joseph Wentworth