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1917 Dartmouth

5–⁠3, coached by Clarence Spears.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1917, game by game: won vs. Springfield 14–0; won vs. Middlebury 32–6; won vs. West Virginia 6–2; won vs. New Hampshire 21–6; won vs. Penn State 10–7; lost at Pennsylvania 0–7; lost at Tufts 0–27; lost at Brown 0–13+26−27Won 14–0 vs. Springfield+14SpringfieldWon 32–6 vs. Middlebury+26MiddleburyWon 6–2 vs. West Virginia+4West VirginiaWon 21–6 vs. New Hampshire+15New HampshireWon 10–7 vs. Penn State+3Penn StateLost 0–7 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaLost 0–27 at Tufts-27TuftsLost 0–13 at Brown-13Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsSpringfieldW 14–⁠091%
Oct 13vsMiddleburyW 32–⁠692%
Oct 20vsWest VirginiaW 6–⁠257%
Oct 27vsNew HampshireW 21–⁠695%
Nov 3vsPenn StateW 10–⁠760%
Nov 10atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠749%
Nov 17atTuftsL 0–⁠2784%
Nov 29atBrownL 0–⁠1340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 79th-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 1917.

Consensus All-AmericanEugene Neely, OG

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠68
Coach
Clarence Spears
Elo
1473 −71 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.9 No. 22 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Hubert McDonough