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1928 Dartmouth

5–⁠4, coached by Jesse Hawley.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1928, game by game: won vs. Norwich 39–6; won vs. Hobart 44–0; won vs. Allegheny 37–12; won vs. Columbia 21–7; lost at Harvard 7–19; lost at Yale 0–18; lost vs. Brown 0–14; won at Cornell 28–0; lost at Northwestern 6–27+44−21Won 39–6 vs. Norwich+33NorwichWon 44–0 vs. Hobart+44HobartWon 37–12 vs. Allegheny+25AlleghenyWon 21–7 vs. Columbia+14ColumbiaLost 7–19 at Harvard-12HarvardLost 0–18 at Yale-18YaleLost 0–14 vs. Brown-14BrownWon 28–0 at Cornell+28CornellLost 6–27 at Northwestern-21Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsNorwichW 39–⁠693%
Oct 6vsHobartW 44–⁠094%
Oct 13vsAlleghenyW 37–⁠1294%
Oct 20vsColumbiaW 21–⁠769%
Oct 27atHarvardL 7–⁠1962%
Nov 3atYaleL 0–⁠1838%
Nov 10vsBrownL 0–⁠1468%
Nov 17atCornellW 28–⁠047%
Nov 24atNorthwesternL 6–⁠2751%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 27–⁠6.

In program history: The 58th-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 1928.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
182–⁠103
Coach
Jesse Hawley
Elo
1522 −62 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.0 No. 73 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Richard Black