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Dartmouth

IVY · 1971 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–1
0.889 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–1 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

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 31–7
6Week 6 · Oct 5Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 28–9
7Week 7 · Oct 12Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY2–7W 19–3
8Week 8 · Oct 19Brown (BROWN)H2HIND IVY0–9W 10–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY5–4W 16–13
10Week 10 · Nov 2Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY4–5W 17–15
11Week 11 · Nov 9Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY6–3L 29–31
12Week 12 · Nov 16Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY8–1W 24–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY4–5W 33–7

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
1.612
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-3+27
  • Cornell +8
  • Harvard +5
  • Holy Cross +4
  • Yale +4
  • Princeton +4
  • Pennsylvania +2
  • Brown 0
  • 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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.889 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#16Regular Season Final#16Post-Season W1#17Post-Season W2#17Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
+19
+16
+3
+3
+2
-2
+10
+26

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

Final Rank by Season
#211966#231967#701968#231969#31970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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