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1951 Dartmouth

4–⁠5, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1951, game by game: lost vs. Fordham 6–14; lost at Pennsylvania 14–39; won at Army 28–14; won vs. Syracuse 14–0; won at Harvard 26–20; won at Yale 14–10; lost at Columbia 6–21; lost vs. Cornell 13–21; lost at No. 5 Princeton 0–13+14−25Lost 6–14 vs. Fordham-8FordhamLost 14–39 at Pennsylvania-25PennsylvaniaWon 28–14 at Army+14ArmyWon 14–0 vs. Syracuse+14SyracuseWon 26–20 at Harvard+6HarvardWon 14–10 at Yale+4YaleLost 6–21 at Columbia-15ColumbiaLost 13–21 vs. Cornell-8CornellLost 0–13 at No. 5 Princeton-13No. 5 Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsFordhamL 6–⁠1449%
Oct 6atPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠3936%
Oct 13atArmyW 28–⁠1427%
Oct 20vsSyracuseW 14–⁠064%
Oct 27atHarvardW 26–⁠2072%
Nov 3atYaleW 14–⁠1053%
Nov 10atColumbiaL 6–⁠2155%
Nov 17vsCornellL 13–⁠2142%
Nov 24at5PrincetonL 0–⁠1318%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠152
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1505 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.9 No. 71 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Vesprini