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1981 Dartmouth

6–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Ivy League), coached by Joseph Yukica.

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 1981, game by game: won vs. Princeton 32–13; lost at Massachusetts 8–10; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–28; lost vs. William & Mary 7–12; won at Harvard 24–10; won vs. Cornell 42–7; lost at Yale 3–24; won at Columbia 21–7; won vs. Brown 38–13; won at Pennsylvania 33–13+35−28Won 32–13 vs. Princeton+19PrincetonLost 8–10 at Massachusetts-2MassachusettsLost 0–28 vs. Holy Cross-28Holy CrossLost 7–12 vs. William & Mary-5William & MaryWon 24–10 at Harvard+14HarvardWon 42–7 vs. Cornell+35CornellLost 3–24 at Yale-21YaleWon 21–7 at Columbia+14ColumbiaWon 38–13 vs. Brown+25BrownWon 33–13 at Pennsylvania+20Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsPrincetonW 32–⁠1356%
Sep 26atMassachusettsL 8–⁠1061%
Oct 3vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠2863%
Oct 10vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠1273%
Oct 17atHarvardW 24–⁠1035%
Oct 24vsCornellW 42–⁠763%
Oct 31atYaleL 3–⁠2423%
Nov 7atColumbiaW 21–⁠772%
Nov 14vsBrownW 38–⁠1370%
Nov 21atPennsylvaniaW 33–⁠1377%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pennsylvania 33–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The tied 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Yale

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
208–⁠137
Coach
Joseph Yukica
Elo
1492 +33 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 63 of 132; offense No. 78, defense No. 47
SRS
−10.6 No. 111 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Kent Cooper and George Thompson

1981 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠4
Princeton5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown2–⁠53–⁠7
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠9
Pennsylvania1–⁠61–⁠9

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