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1936 Dartmouth

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1936, game by game: won vs. Norwich 58–0; won vs. Vermont 56–0; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–7; won vs. Brown 34–0; won at Harvard 26–7; won at No. 12 Yale 11–7; won vs. Columbia 20–13; won at Cornell 20–6; tied at Princeton 13–13+58−7Won 58–0 vs. Norwich+58NorwichWon 56–0 vs. Vermont+56VermontLost 0–7 vs. Holy Cross-7Holy CrossWon 34–0 vs. Brown+34BrownWon 26–7 at Harvard+19HarvardWon 11–7 at No. 12 Yale+4No. 12 YaleWon 20–13 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 20–6 at Cornell+14CornellTied 13–13 at Princeton0Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsNorwichW 58–⁠091%
Oct 3vsVermontW 56–⁠091%
Oct 10vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠757%
Oct 17vsBrownW 34–⁠086%
Oct 24atHarvardW 26–⁠756%
Oct 31at12YaleW 11–⁠738%
Nov 7vsColumbiaW 20–⁠1368%
Nov 14atCornellW 20–⁠668%
Nov 21atPrincetonT 13–⁠1340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Princeton 13–⁠13; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 4: 12
  3. Wk 5: 12
  4. Wk 6: 14
  5. Final: 13
Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 13 peak No. 12
Points
238–⁠53
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1607 +74 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.7 No. 29 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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