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2012 Dartmouth

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 2012, game by game: won vs. Butler 35–7; won at Holy Cross 13–10; lost vs. Pennsylvania 21–28; won at Yale 34–14; lost vs. Sacred Heart 10–27; won at Columbia 21–16; lost vs. Harvard 14–31; won at Cornell 44–28; lost vs. Brown 24–28; won at Princeton 35–21+28−17Won 35–7 vs. Butler+28ButlerWon 13–10 at Holy Cross+3Holy CrossLost 21–28 vs. Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 34–14 at Yale+20YaleLost 10–27 vs. Sacred Heart-17Sacred HeartWon 21–16 at Columbia+5ColumbiaLost 14–31 vs. Harvard-17HarvardWon 44–28 at Cornell+16CornellLost 24–28 vs. Brown-4BrownWon 35–21 at Princeton+14Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsButlerW 35–⁠768%
Sep 22atHoly CrossW 13–⁠1048%
Sep 29vsPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠2867%
Oct 6atYaleW 34–⁠1453%
Oct 13vsSacred HeartL 10–⁠2776%
Oct 20atColumbiaW 21–⁠1666%
Oct 27vsHarvardL 14–⁠3133%
Nov 3atCornellW 44–⁠2841%
Nov 10vsBrownL 24–⁠2852%
Nov 17atPrincetonW 35–⁠2143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠210
Coach
—
Elo
1332 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.7 No. 57 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139
Offensive coordinator
Keith Clark
Defensive coordinator
Don Dobes
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Dalyn Williams DUAL★★★No. 1331
Brian Grove RB★★No. 2108

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.824
Running backs12.00.776
Whole class22.50.800

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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