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1914 Dartmouth

8–⁠1, coached by Frank Cavanaugh.

Dartmouth, 1914
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1914, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 29–6; won vs. Norwich 74–0; won at Williams 21–3; won at Vermont 42–0; lost at Princeton 12–16; won vs. Amherst 32–0; won vs. Tufts 68–0; won at Pennsylvania 41–0; won vs. Syracuse 40–0+74−4Won 29–6 vs. Massachusetts+23MassachusettsWon 74–0 vs. Norwich+74NorwichWon 21–3 at Williams+18WilliamsWon 42–0 at Vermont+42VermontLost 12–16 at Princeton-4PrincetonWon 32–0 vs. Amherst+32AmherstWon 68–0 vs. Tufts+68TuftsWon 41–0 at Pennsylvania+41PennsylvaniaWon 40–0 vs. Syracuse+40Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMassachusettsW 29–⁠695%
Oct 3vsNorwichW 74–⁠093%
Oct 10atWilliamsW 21–⁠385%
Oct 17atVermontW 42–⁠088%
Oct 24atPrincetonL 12–⁠1637%
Oct 31vsAmherstW 32–⁠092%
Nov 7vsTuftsW 68–⁠093%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaW 41–⁠056%
Nov 21vsSyracuseW 40–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 40–⁠0.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1914.

Consensus All-AmericanClarence Spears, OG

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
359–⁠25
Coach
Frank Cavanaugh
Elo
1647 +76 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
28.3 No. 2 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Lawrence Whitney