1937 Dartmouth

7–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1937, game by game: won vs. Bates 39–0; won vs. Amherst 31–7; won vs. Springfield 42–0; won at Brown 41–0; won at Harvard 20–2; tied at No. 5 Yale 9–9; won at Princeton 33–9; tied vs. Cornell 6–6; won at Columbia 27–0+42Won 39–0 vs. Bates+39BatesWon 31–7 vs. Amherst+24AmherstWon 42–0 vs. Springfield+42SpringfieldWon 41–0 at Brown+41BrownWon 20–2 at Harvard+18HarvardTied 9–9 at No. 5 Yale0No. 5 YaleWon 33–9 at Princeton+24PrincetonTied 6–6 vs. Cornell0CornellWon 27–0 at Columbia+27Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsBatesW 39–⁠093%
Oct 2vsAmherstW 31–⁠793%
Oct 9vsSpringfieldW 42–⁠092%
Oct 16atBrownW 41–⁠075%
Oct 23atHarvardW 20–⁠260%
Oct 30at5YaleT 9–⁠943%
Nov 6atPrincetonW 33–⁠958%
Nov 13vsCornellT 6–⁠676%
Nov 20atColumbiaW 27–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 27–⁠0; No. 7 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Final: 7
Record
7–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 7 peak No. 5
Points
248–⁠33
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1670 +98 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
25.9 No. 1 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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