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1949 Dartmouth

6–⁠2, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1949, game by game: lost at Pennsylvania 0–21; won vs. Holy Cross 31–7; won vs. Colgate 27–13; won at Harvard 27–13; won at Yale 34–13; won at Columbia 35–14; won vs. No. 6 Cornell 16–7; lost at Princeton 13–19+24−21Lost 0–21 at Pennsylvania-21PennsylvaniaWon 31–7 vs. Holy Cross+24Holy CrossWon 27–13 vs. Colgate+14ColgateWon 27–13 at Harvard+14HarvardWon 34–13 at Yale+21YaleWon 35–14 at Columbia+21ColumbiaWon 16–7 vs. No. 6 Cornell+9No. 6 CornellLost 13–19 at Princeton-6Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2142%
Oct 8vsHoly CrossW 31–⁠770%
Oct 15vsColgateW 27–⁠1379%
Oct 22atHarvardW 27–⁠1366%
Oct 29atYaleW 34–⁠1356%
Nov 5atColumbiaW 35–⁠1466%
Nov 12vs6CornellW 16–⁠754%
Nov 19atPrincetonL 13–⁠1956%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 14
Record
6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
183–⁠107
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1625 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.1 No. 55 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1950

The 1950 draft
Rd 5Tom Rowe EPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Hal Fitkin BDetroit Lions