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1979 Dartmouth

4–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1979, game by game: lost vs. Princeton 0–16; tied at New Hampshire 10–10; lost vs. Holy Cross 7–13; lost at Yale 0–3; won at Harvard 10–7; lost vs. Cornell 10–21; won at Columbia 17–0; won vs. Brown 24–10; won at Pennsylvania 20–6+17−16Lost 0–16 vs. Princeton-16PrincetonTied 10–10 at New Hampshire0New HampshireLost 7–13 vs. Holy Cross-6Holy CrossLost 0–3 at Yale-3YaleWon 10–7 at Harvard+3HarvardLost 10–21 vs. Cornell-11CornellWon 17–0 at Columbia+17ColumbiaWon 24–10 vs. Brown+14BrownWon 20–6 at Pennsylvania+14Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsPrincetonL 0–⁠1673%
Sep 29atNew HampshireT 10–⁠1075%
Oct 6vsHoly CrossL 7–⁠1370%
Oct 13atYaleL 0–⁠325%
Oct 20atHarvardW 10–⁠750%
Oct 27vsCornellL 10–⁠2158%
Nov 3atColumbiaW 17–⁠064%
Nov 10vsBrownW 24–⁠1044%
Nov 17atPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠674%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
98–⁠86
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1502 −38 this season
SP+ rating
-0.9 No. 76 of 135; offense No. 130, defense No. 9
SRS
−19.9 No. 134 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1979 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠1
Brown5–⁠26–⁠3
Princeton5–⁠25–⁠4
Cornell4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Harvard3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8
Pennsylvania0–⁠70–⁠9

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