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1961 Dartmouth

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1961, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 28–3; won at Pennsylvania 30–0; won vs. Brown 34–0; lost at Holy Cross 13–17; lost at Harvard 15–21; won at Yale 24–8; lost at Columbia 14–35; won vs. Cornell 15–14; won at Princeton 24–6+34−21Won 28–3 vs. New Hampshire+25New HampshireWon 30–0 at Pennsylvania+30PennsylvaniaWon 34–0 vs. Brown+34BrownLost 13–17 at Holy Cross-4Holy CrossLost 15–21 at Harvard-6HarvardWon 24–8 at Yale+16YaleLost 14–35 at Columbia-21ColumbiaWon 15–14 vs. Cornell+1CornellWon 24–6 at Princeton+18Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsNew HampshireW 28–⁠394%
Oct 7atPennsylvaniaW 30–⁠054%
Oct 14vsBrownW 34–⁠083%
Oct 21atHoly CrossL 13–⁠1750%
Oct 28atHarvardL 15–⁠2166%
Nov 4atYaleW 24–⁠840%
Nov 11atColumbiaL 14–⁠3554%
Nov 18vsCornellW 15–⁠1479%
Nov 25atPrincetonW 24–⁠641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠104
Coach
Bob Blackman
Elo
1569 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 87 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Lemen

1961 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠16–⁠3
Columbia6–⁠16–⁠3
Dartmouth5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠25–⁠4
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠6
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠70–⁠9

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