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2018 Dartmouth

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Dartmouth in 2018, game by game: won vs. Georgetown 41–0; won at Holy Cross 34–14; won vs. Pennsylvania 37–14; won at Yale 41–18; won vs. Sacred Heart 42–0; won at Columbia 28–12; won vs. Harvard 24–17; lost at Princeton 9–14; won at Cornell 35–24; won vs. Brown 49–7+42−5Won 41–0 vs. Georgetown+41GeorgetownWon 34–14 at Holy Cross+20Holy CrossWon 37–14 vs. Pennsylvania+23PennsylvaniaWon 41–18 at Yale+23YaleWon 42–0 vs. Sacred Heart+42Sacred HeartWon 28–12 at Columbia+16ColumbiaWon 24–17 vs. Harvard+7HarvardLost 9–14 at Princeton-5PrincetonWon 35–24 at Cornell+11CornellWon 49–7 vs. Brown+42Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsGeorgetownW 41–⁠081%
Sep 22atHoly CrossW 34–⁠1457%
Sep 29vsPennsylvaniaW 37–⁠1460%
Oct 5atYaleW 41–⁠1843%
Oct 13vsSacred HeartW 42–⁠080%
Oct 20atColumbiaW 28–⁠1262%
Oct 27vsHarvardW 24–⁠1781%
Nov 3atPrincetonL 9–⁠1442%
Nov 10atCornellW 35–⁠2477%
Nov 17vsBrownW 49–⁠794%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
340–⁠120
Coach
—
Elo
1505 +141 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.7 No. 5 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 172
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Daft
Defensive coordinator
Don Dobes
Offense
Option
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Calvin Atkeson OT★★No. 2736
Jalen Mackie ILB★★No. 3142
Joe Heffernan S★★No. 3282
Ben Keeter TE★★No. 3481
Carson Reich OLB

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.750
Offensive line12.00.780
Linebackers12.00.769
Defensive backs12.00.760
Whole class42.00.765

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.

2018 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton7–⁠010–⁠0
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard4–⁠36–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠46–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠46–⁠4
Yale3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠7
Brown0–⁠71–⁠9

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