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1980 Dartmouth

4–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1980, game by game: won vs. Pennsylvania 40–7; lost vs. New Hampshire 7–24; lost at Holy Cross 6–17; lost at William & Mary 14–17; won vs. Harvard 30–12; lost at Cornell 3–7; lost vs. Yale 7–35; won vs. Columbia 48–0; won at Brown 28–24; lost at Princeton 24–27+48−28Won 40–7 vs. Pennsylvania+33PennsylvaniaLost 7–24 vs. New Hampshire-17New HampshireLost 6–17 at Holy Cross-11Holy CrossLost 14–17 at William & Mary-3William & MaryWon 30–12 vs. Harvard+18HarvardLost 3–7 at Cornell-4CornellLost 7–35 vs. Yale-28YaleWon 48–0 vs. Columbia+48ColumbiaWon 28–24 at Brown+4BrownLost 24–27 at Princeton-3Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsPennsylvaniaW 40–⁠779%
Sep 27vsNew HampshireL 7–⁠2485%
Oct 4atHoly CrossL 6–⁠1750%
Oct 11atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠1756%
Oct 18vsHarvardW 30–⁠1245%
Oct 25atCornellL 3–⁠749%
Nov 1vsYaleL 7–⁠3538%
Nov 8vsColumbiaW 48–⁠079%
Nov 15atBrownW 28–⁠2430%
Nov 22atPrincetonL 24–⁠2742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠170
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1438 −63 this season
SP+ rating
-3.1 No. 84 of 133; offense No. 92, defense No. 72
SRS
−12.5 No. 117 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1980 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠18–⁠2
Cornell5–⁠25–⁠5
Harvard4–⁠37–⁠3
Brown4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠36–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠34–⁠6
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9
Columbia0–⁠71–⁠9

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