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1966 Dartmouth

7–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Bob Blackman.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1966, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 17–7; lost at Holy Cross 6–7; won vs. Princeton 31–13; won vs. Brown 49–14; lost at Harvard 14–19; won at Yale 28–13; won vs. Columbia 56–14; won at Cornell 32–23; won at Pennsylvania 40–21+42−5Won 17–7 vs. Massachusetts+10MassachusettsLost 6–7 at Holy Cross-1Holy CrossWon 31–13 vs. Princeton+18PrincetonWon 49–14 vs. Brown+35BrownLost 14–19 at Harvard-5HarvardWon 28–13 at Yale+15YaleWon 56–14 vs. Columbia+42ColumbiaWon 32–23 at Cornell+9CornellWon 40–21 at Pennsylvania+19Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMassachusettsW 17–⁠788%
Oct 1atHoly CrossL 6–⁠776%
Oct 8vsPrincetonW 31–⁠1358%
Oct 15vsBrownW 49–⁠1488%
Oct 22atHarvardL 14–⁠1953%
Oct 29atYaleW 28–⁠1366%
Nov 5vsColumbiaW 56–⁠1492%
Nov 12atCornellW 32–⁠2357%
Nov 19atPennsylvaniaW 40–⁠2185%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 40–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Harvard and Princeton

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠131
Coach
Bob Blackman
Elo
1693 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.7 No. 59 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William Calhoun

1966 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠18–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth6–⁠17–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠7
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠8

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