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1954 Dartmouth

3–⁠6, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1954, game by game: won vs. Holy Cross 27–26; lost vs. Navy 7–42; lost at Army 6–60; lost vs. Colgate 7–13; won at Harvard 13–7; lost at Yale 7–13; won vs. Columbia 26–0; lost at Cornell 21–40; lost at Princeton 7–49+26−54Won 27–26 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 7–42 vs. Navy-35NavyLost 6–60 at Army-54ArmyLost 7–13 vs. Colgate-6ColgateWon 13–7 at Harvard+6HarvardLost 7–13 at Yale-6YaleWon 26–0 vs. Columbia+26ColumbiaLost 21–40 at Cornell-19CornellLost 7–49 at Princeton-42Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsHoly CrossW 27–⁠2654%
Oct 2vsNavyL 7–⁠4241%
Oct 9atArmyL 6–⁠6025%
Oct 16vsColgateL 7–⁠1339%
Oct 23atHarvardW 13–⁠737%
Oct 30atYaleL 7–⁠1328%
Nov 6vsColumbiaW 26–⁠068%
Nov 13atCornellL 21–⁠4031%
Nov 20atPrincetonL 7–⁠4932%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 6th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠250
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1404 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.9 No. 94 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Louis Turner