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1976 Dartmouth

6–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Jake Crouthamel.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1976, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania 20–0; won vs. New Hampshire 24–13; won at Holy Cross 45–7; lost at Yale 14–18; lost vs. Harvard 10–17; won at Cornell 35–0; won vs. Columbia 34–14; lost at Brown 21–35; won at Princeton 33–7+38−14Won 20–0 vs. Pennsylvania+20PennsylvaniaWon 24–13 vs. New Hampshire+11New HampshireWon 45–7 at Holy Cross+38Holy CrossLost 14–18 at Yale-4YaleLost 10–17 vs. Harvard-7HarvardWon 35–0 at Cornell+35CornellWon 34–14 vs. Columbia+20ColumbiaLost 21–35 at Brown-14BrownWon 33–7 at Princeton+26Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠067%
Sep 25vsNew HampshireW 24–⁠1392%
Oct 2atHoly CrossW 45–⁠776%
Oct 9atYaleL 14–⁠1840%
Oct 16vsHarvardL 10–⁠1753%
Oct 23atCornellW 35–⁠066%
Oct 30vsColumbiaW 34–⁠1481%
Nov 6atBrownL 21–⁠3537%
Nov 13atPrincetonW 33–⁠763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 33–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠111
Coach
Jake Crouthamel
Elo
1554 +43 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 33 of 132; offense No. 36, defense No. 38
SRS
4.5 No. 51 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Patrick Sullivan and Kevin Young

1976 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Brown6–⁠18–⁠1
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠52–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠52–⁠7

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