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2017 Dartmouth

8–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 2017, game by game: won at Stetson 38–7; won vs. Holy Cross 27–26; won at Pennsylvania 16–13; won vs. Yale 28–27; won at Sacred Heart 29–26; lost vs. Columbia 17–22; lost at Harvard 22–25; won vs. Cornell 10–0; won vs. Brown 33–10; won vs. Princeton 54–44+31−5Won 38–7 at Stetson+31StetsonWon 27–26 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 16–13 at Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaWon 28–27 vs. Yale+1YaleWon 29–26 at Sacred Heart+3Sacred HeartLost 17–22 vs. Columbia-5ColumbiaLost 22–25 at Harvard-3HarvardWon 10–0 vs. Cornell+10CornellWon 33–10 vs. Brown+23BrownWon 54–44 vs. Princeton+10Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atStetsonW 38–⁠765%
Sep 23vsHoly CrossW 27–⁠2660%
Sep 29atPennsylvaniaW 16–⁠1335%
Oct 7vsYaleW 28–⁠2758%
Oct 14atSacred HeartW 29–⁠2662%
Oct 21vsColumbiaL 17–⁠2266%
Oct 28atHarvardL 22–⁠2547%
Nov 4vsCornellW 10–⁠077%
Nov 10vsBrownW 33–⁠1078%
Nov 18vsPrincetonW 54–⁠4452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 54–⁠44; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠200
Coach
—
Elo
1397 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.6 No. 47 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 177
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Daft
Defensive coordinator
Don Dobes
Offense
Option
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Dewayne Terry CB★★★No. 1864
Miles Battle S★★No. 3176
Hunter Ziegelmeyer OT★★No. 3176
Harrison Herskowitz S★★No. 3176
Masaki Aerts WR★★No. 4089

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.750
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs32.30.781
Whole class52.20.772

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.

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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