1940 Dartmouth

5–⁠4, coached by Red Blaik.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1940, game by game: won vs. St. Lawrence 36–0; lost vs. Franklin & Marshall 21–23; lost vs. Columbia 6–20; lost at Yale 7–13; won at Harvard 7–6; won vs. Sewanee 26–0; lost at Princeton 9–14; won vs. No. 2 Cornell 3–0; won at Brown 20–6+36−14Won 36–0 vs. St. Lawrence+36St. LawrenceLost 21–23 vs. Franklin & Marshall-2Franklin & Mars…Lost 6–20 vs. Columbia-14ColumbiaLost 7–13 at Yale-6YaleWon 7–6 at Harvard+1HarvardWon 26–0 vs. Sewanee+26SewaneeLost 9–14 at Princeton-5PrincetonWon 3–0 vs. No. 2 Cornell+3No. 2 CornellWon 20–6 at Brown+14Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠82
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1527 −11 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.3 No. 56 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Louis Young