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1957 Dartmouth

7–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1957, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 27–0; won at Pennsylvania 6–3; won vs. Brown 35–0; won at Holy Cross 14–7; won at Harvard 26–0; tied at Yale 14–14; won at Columbia 7–0; won vs. Cornell 20–19; lost at Princeton 14–34+35−20Won 27–0 vs. New Hampshire+27New HampshireWon 6–3 at Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaWon 35–0 vs. Brown+35BrownWon 14–7 at Holy Cross+7Holy CrossWon 26–0 at Harvard+26HarvardTied 14–14 at Yale0YaleWon 7–0 at Columbia+7ColumbiaWon 20–19 vs. Cornell+1CornellLost 14–34 at Princeton-20Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNew HampshireW 27–⁠093%
Oct 5atPennsylvaniaW 6–⁠359%
Oct 12vsBrownW 35–⁠065%
Oct 19atHoly CrossW 14–⁠744%
Oct 26atHarvardW 26–⁠064%
Nov 2atYaleT 14–⁠1438%
Nov 9atColumbiaW 7–⁠082%
Nov 16vsCornellW 20–⁠1979%
Nov 23atPrincetonL 14–⁠3445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
163–⁠77
Coach
Bob Blackman
Elo
1568 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 74 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1957 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.