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1943 Dartmouth

6–⁠1, coached by Earl Brown, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1943, game by game: won at Holy Cross 3–0; won vs. Coast Guard 47–0; lost at No. 6 Pennsylvania 6–7; won at Yale 20–6; won vs. Columbia 47–13; won vs. Cornell 20–0; won at Princeton 42–13+47−1Won 3–0 at Holy Cross+3Holy CrossWon 47–0 vs. Coast Guard+47Coast GuardLost 6–7 at No. 6 Pennsylvania-1No. 6 PennsylvaniaWon 20–6 at Yale+14YaleWon 47–13 vs. Columbia+34ColumbiaWon 20–0 vs. Cornell+20CornellWon 42–13 at Princeton+29Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atHoly CrossW 3–⁠038%
Oct 2vsCoast GuardW 47–⁠091%
Oct 9at6PennsylvaniaL 6–⁠735%
Oct 30atYaleW 20–⁠672%
Nov 6vsColumbiaW 47–⁠1385%
Nov 13vsCornellW 20–⁠064%
Nov 20atPrincetonW 42–⁠1377%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 42–⁠13; No. 16 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 6: 18
  4. Wk 7: 20
  5. Wk 8: 13
  6. Final: 16
Record
6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 16 peak No. 13
Points
185–⁠39
Coach
Earl Brown
Elo
1583 +78 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.4 No. 24 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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