1972 Dartmouth

7–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Jake Crouthamel.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1972, game by game: won vs. New Hampshire 24–14; won at Holy Cross 17–7; won vs. Princeton 35–14; won vs. Brown 49–20; tied at Harvard 21–21; lost at Yale 14–45; won vs. Columbia 38–8; won at Cornell 31–22; won at Pennsylvania 31–17+30−31Won 24–14 vs. New Hampshire+10New HampshireWon 17–7 at Holy Cross+10Holy CrossWon 35–14 vs. Princeton+21PrincetonWon 49–20 vs. Brown+29BrownTied 21–21 at Harvard0HarvardLost 14–45 at Yale-31YaleWon 38–8 vs. Columbia+30ColumbiaWon 31–22 at Cornell+9CornellWon 31–17 at Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Ivy League champions5–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠168
Coach
Jake Crouthamel
Elo
1678 +39 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 19 of 121; offense No. 12, defense No. 54
SRS
3.2 No. 54 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Robert Norton and Frederick Radke

1972 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Harvard3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Princeton2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Brown1–⁠61–⁠8

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