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1953 Dartmouth

2–⁠7, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1953, game by game: lost vs. Holy Cross 6–28; lost at Navy 7–55; lost at Army 0–27; lost vs. Colgate 14–24; lost at Harvard 14–20; won at Yale 32–0; lost at Columbia 19–25; lost vs. Cornell 26–28; won at Princeton 34–12+32−48Lost 6–28 vs. Holy Cross-22Holy CrossLost 7–55 at Navy-48NavyLost 0–27 at Army-27ArmyLost 14–24 vs. Colgate-10ColgateLost 14–20 at Harvard-6HarvardWon 32–0 at Yale+32YaleLost 19–25 at Columbia-6ColumbiaLost 26–28 vs. Cornell-2CornellWon 34–12 at Princeton+22Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsHoly CrossL 6–⁠2833%
Oct 3atNavyL 7–⁠5524%
Oct 10atArmyL 0–⁠2731%
Oct 17vsColgateL 14–⁠2450%
Oct 24atHarvardL 14–⁠2033%
Oct 31atYaleW 32–⁠019%
Nov 7atColumbiaL 19–⁠2544%
Nov 14vsCornellL 26–⁠2848%
Nov 21atPrincetonW 34–⁠1221%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 34–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Led the nationDave McLaughlin: yards per catch (19.1)

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠219
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1448 +0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 92 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bayard Johnson