1971 Dartmouth

8–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Jake Crouthamel.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1971, game by game: won at Massachusetts 31–7; won vs. Holy Cross 28–9; won vs. Pennsylvania 19–3; won at Brown 10–7; won at Harvard 16–13; won vs. Yale 17–15; lost at Columbia 29–31; won vs. Cornell 24–14; won at Princeton 33–7+26−2Won 31–7 at Massachusetts+24MassachusettsWon 28–9 vs. Holy Cross+19Holy CrossWon 19–3 vs. Pennsylvania+16PennsylvaniaWon 10–7 at Brown+3BrownWon 16–13 at Harvard+3HarvardWon 17–15 vs. Yale+2YaleLost 29–31 at Columbia-2ColumbiaWon 24–14 vs. Cornell+10CornellWon 33–7 at Princeton+26Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 33–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Cornell

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠106
Coach
Jake Crouthamel
Elo
1709 +54 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 27 of 120; offense No. 56, defense No. 17
SRS
−10.8 No. 102 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1971 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cornell6–⁠18–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠18–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠26–⁠3
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Yale3–⁠44–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown0–⁠70–⁠9

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