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Dartmouth

IVY · 1961 Season · Final

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Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in IVY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1881–1981
All-Time Record
502–258–35
0.653 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1881, 1925, 1970
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 47
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 25 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 9 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Dartmouth head-to-head · History & Eras

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3NEW HAMPSHIREUnranked—W 28–3
7Week 7 · Oct 10Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY2–7W 30–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY0–9W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 13–17
10Week 10 · Oct 31Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY6–3L 15–21
11Week 11 · Nov 7Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY4–5W 24–8
12Week 12 · Nov 14Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY6–3L 14–35
13Week 13 · Nov 21Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY3–6W 15–14
14Week 14 · Nov 28Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY5–4W 24–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.530
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-9+14
  • Princeton +5
  • Yale +4
  • Cornell +3
  • Pennsylvania +2
  • Brown 0
  • Holy Cross -3
  • Harvard -3
  • Columbia -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W14#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+30
+34
-4
-6
+16
-21
+1
+18

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#451956#121957#151958#231959#571960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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