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1916 Dartmouth

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Frank Cavanaugh.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1916, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 33–0; won vs. Boston College 32–6; won vs. Lebanon Valley 47–0; won vs. Massachusetts 62–0; lost at Georgetown 0–10; lost at Princeton 3–7; won vs. Syracuse 15–10; tied at Pennsylvania 7–7; tied vs. West Virginia 7–7+62−10Won 33–0 vs. New Hampshire+33New HampshireWon 32–6 vs. Boston College+26Boston CollegeWon 47–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+47Lebanon ValleyWon 62–0 vs. Massachusetts+62MassachusettsLost 0–10 at Georgetown-10GeorgetownLost 3–7 at Princeton-4PrincetonWon 15–10 vs. Syracuse+5SyracuseTied 7–7 at Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaTied 7–7 vs. West Virginia0West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsNew HampshireW 33–⁠095%
Sep 30vsBoston CollegeW 32–⁠689%
Oct 7vsLebanon ValleyW 47–⁠093%
Oct 14vsMassachusettsW 62–⁠096%
Oct 21atGeorgetownL 0–⁠1046%
Oct 28atPrincetonL 3–⁠733%
Nov 4vsSyracuseW 15–⁠1057%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaT 7–⁠756%
Nov 18vsWest VirginiaT 7–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied West Virginia 7–⁠7.

In program history: The 42nd-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 1916.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
206–⁠47
Coach
Frank Cavanaugh
Elo
1565 −5 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.5 No. 20 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bernard Gerrish