1978 Dartmouth
6–3 (6–1 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Yukica. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 37–7Nov 4
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Pennsylvania | W 31–21 | 68% |
| Sep 30 | at Holy Cross | L 0–35 | 56% |
| Oct 7 | vsBoston University | L 17–20 | 89% |
| Oct 14 | vs Yale | W 10–3 | 37% |
| Oct 21 | at Harvard | L 19–24 | 47% |
| Oct 28 | at Cornell | W 14–7 | 51% |
| Nov 4 | vs Columbia | W 37–7 | 73% |
| Nov 11 | at Brown | W 31–21 | 35% |
| Nov 18 | at Princeton | W 28–21 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Princeton 28–21; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Ivy League champions6–1 in the conference
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 6–1 first in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 187–159
- Coach
- Joseph Yukica
- Elo
- 1560 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.7 No. 48 of 133; offense No. 61, defense No. 42
- SRS
- −6.4 No. 96 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Joseph Nastri and Buddy Teevens
1978 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
| Brown | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Yale | 4–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Cornell | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Harvard | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Columbia | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Princeton | 1–4–2 | 2–5–2 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.