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Dartmouth–Harvard football rivalry
Dartmouth Big Green
Harvard Crimson
First meetingNovember 9, 1882
Harvard, 53–0
Latest meetingNovember 2, 2024
Harvard, 31–27
Next meeting2025
Statistics
Meetings total127
All-time seriesHarvard leads, 74–48–5
Longest win streakHarvard, 18 (1882–1902)
Current win streakHarvard, 3 (2022–present)
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The 1903 contest.

The Dartmouth–Harvard football rivalry is an American college football rivalry[1] between the Dartmouth Big Green and Harvard Crimson. The series began in 1882[2][3] and is considered one of the fifteen oldest rivalries in College football.[4] Since the formation of the Ivy League in 1954, the annual game has been a key decider in the crowning of the league's champion. Dartmouth has captured a league-record 19 Ivy League championships, while the Crimson have obtained 17 titles, tied for third-most.[5] Furthermore, since the start of round-robin play, Harvard and Dartmouth have posted the first- and second-best league winning percentages at 0.628 and 0.606 respectively.[5]

The rivalry was initially dominated by Harvard, with the Crimson owning a spot among the predominant collegiate programs of the era, capturing 12 national championships (7 claimed) recognized by NCAA-designated major selectors, all won prior to 1920.[6] As a result, the upstart Big Green were unable to score until 1900, or to win until 1903,[7][8] which came at the dedication of Harvard Stadium.[9] In 1908, Harvard's Johnny Cutler won the game in the last few minutes.[10] Dartmouth entered its own dominant period beginning in 1934, winning 15 of 19 contests, including their first victory at home in Hanover in 1955.[7] The two teams entered a hotly-contested few decades of games, before Harvard seized the advantage in the late 1990s, winning an unprecedented 20 of 21 games. However, Dartmouth's recent resurgence in 2010s have led to several league championships and victories over Harvard, including a dramatic finish in the 2019 contest. Trailing 6 to 3 and needing a victory to keep their championship hopes alive, the Big Green's Derek Kyler connected with Masaki Aerts on a game-concluding Hail Mary pass, sealing a 9–6 victory.[11]

Game results

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Dartmouth victoriesHarvard victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 9, 1882 Cambridge, MA Harvard 53–0
2 November 10, 1884 Cambridge, MA Harvard 29–0
3 October 30, 1886 Cambridge, MA Harvard 70–0
4 October 30, 1888 Cambridge, MA Harvard 74–0
5 October 12, 1889 Cambridge, MA Harvard 38–0
6 October 4, 1890 Cambridge, MA Harvard 43–0
7 October 22, 1890 Cambridge, MA Harvard 64–0
8 October 3, 1891 Cambridge, MA Harvard 16–0
9 October 1, 1892 Cambridge, MA Harvard 48–0
10 September 30, 1893 Cambridge, MA Harvard 16–0
11 October 21, 1893 Cambridge, MA Harvard 36–0
12 September 29, 1894 Boston, MA Harvard 22–0
13 October 2, 1895 Boston, MA Harvard 4–0
14 October 9, 1897 Boston, MA Harvard 13–0
15 October 1, 1898 Boston, MA Harvard 21–0
16 November 11, 1899 Boston, MA Harvard 11–0
17 November 16, 1901 Boston, MA Harvard 27–12
18 November 22, 1902 Boston, MA Harvard 16–6
19 November 14, 1903 Boston, MA Dartmouth 11–0
20 November 5, 1904 Boston, MA Tie0–0
21 November 18, 1905 Boston, MA Tie6–6
22 November 17, 1906 Boston, MA Harvard 22–9
23 November 16, 1907 Boston, MA Dartmouth 22–0
24 November 14, 1908 Boston, MA Harvard 6–0
25 November 13, 1909 Boston, MA Harvard 12–3
26 November 12, 1910 Boston, MA Harvard 18–0
27 November 18, 1911 Boston, MA Harvard 5–3
28 November 16, 1912 Boston, MA Harvard 3–0
29 October 28, 1922 Boston, MA Harvard 12–3
30 October 27, 1923 Boston, MA Dartmouth 16–0
31 October 25, 1924 Boston, MA Dartmouth 6–0
32 October 24, 1925 Boston, MA Dartmouth 32–9
33 October 23, 1926 Boston, MA Harvard 16–12
34 October 22, 1927 Boston, MA Dartmouth 30–6
35 October 27, 1928 Boston, MA Harvard 19–7
36 October 26, 1929 Boston, MA Dartmouth 34–7
37 October 25, 1930 Boston, MA Dartmouth 7–2
38 November 7, 1931 Boston, MA Harvard 7–6
39 October 22, 1932 Boston, MA Harvard 10–7
40 October 28, 1933 Boston, MA Tie7–7
41 October 27, 1934 Boston, MA Dartmouth 10–0
42 October 26, 1935 Boston, MA Dartmouth 14–6
43 October 24, 1936 Boston, MA Dartmouth 26–7
44 October 23, 1937 Boston, MA Dartmouth 20–2
45 October 22, 1938 Boston, MA Dartmouth 13–7
46 October 28, 1939 Boston, MA Dartmouth 16–0
47 October 26, 1940 Boston, MA Dartmouth 7–6
48 October 18, 1941 Boston, MA Harvard 7–0
49 October 17, 1942 Boston, MA Dartmouth 14–2
50 November 9, 1946 Hanover, NH Harvard 21–7
51 October 25, 1947 Boston, MA Dartmouth 14–13
52 October 23, 1948 Boston, MA Dartmouth 14–7
53 October 22, 1949 Boston, MA Dartmouth 27–13
54 October 28, 1950 Boston, MA Dartmouth 27–7
55 October 27, 1951 Boston, MA Dartmouth 26–20
56 October 25, 1952 Boston, MA Harvard 26–19
57 October 24, 1953 Boston, MA Harvard 20–14
58 October 23, 1954 Boston, MA Dartmouth 13–7
59 October 22, 1955 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 14–9
60 October 27, 1956 Boston, MA Harvard 28–21
61 October 26, 1957 Boston, MA Dartmouth 26–0
62 October 25, 1958 Boston, MA Harvard 16–8
63 October 24, 1959 Boston, MA Dartmouth 9–0
64 October 22, 1960 Boston, MA Harvard 9–6
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
65 October 28, 1961 Boston, MA Harvard 21–15
66 October 27, 1962 Boston, MA Dartmouth 24–6
67 October 26, 1963 Boston, MA Harvard 17–13
68 October 24, 1964 Boston, MA Dartmouth 48–0
69 October 23, 1965 Boston, MA Dartmouth 14–0
70 October 22, 1966 Boston, MA Harvard 19–14
71 October 28, 1967 Boston, MA Dartmouth 23–21
72 October 26, 1968 Boston, MA Harvard 22–7
73 October 25, 1969 Boston, MA Dartmouth 24–10
74 October 24, 1970 Boston, MA Dartmouth 37–14
75 October 23, 1971 Boston, MA Dartmouth 16–13
76 October 28, 1972 Boston, MA Tie21–21
77 October 27, 1973 Boston, MA Dartmouth 24–18
78 October 26, 1974 Hanover, NH Harvard 17–15
79 October 25, 1975 Boston, MA Harvard 24–10
80 October 16, 1976 Hanover, NH Harvard 17–10
81 October 23, 1977 Boston, MA Harvard 31–25
82 October 21, 1978 Boston, MA Harvard 24–19
83 October 20, 1979 Boston, MA Dartmouth 10–7
84 October 18, 1980 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 30–12
85 October 17, 1981 Boston, MA Dartmouth 24–10
86 October 16, 1982 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 14–12
87 October 15, 1983 Boston, MA Dartmouth 28–12
88 October 20, 1984 Hanover, NH Harvard 21–7
89 October 19, 1985 Boston, MA Harvard 17–7
90 October 18, 1986 Hanover, NH Harvard 42–26
91 October 17, 1987 Boston, MA Harvard 42–3
92 October 15, 1988 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 38–7
93 October 21, 1989 Boston, MA Harvard 6–5
94 October 27, 1990 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 17–0
95 November 2, 1991 Boston, MA Tie31–31
96 October 31, 1992 Boston, MA Dartmouth 31–7
97 October 30, 1993 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 39–34
98 October 29, 1994 Hanover, NH Harvard 35–12
99 October 28, 1995 Boston, MA Dartmouth 23–7
100 November 2, 1996 Boston, MA Dartmouth 6–3
101 November 1, 1997 Hanover, NH Harvard 24–0
102 October 31, 1998 Hanover, NH Harvard 20–7
103 October 30, 1999 Boston, MA Harvard 63–21
104 October 28, 2000 Hanover, NH Harvard 49–7
105 October 27, 2001 Boston, MA Harvard 31–21
106 November 2, 2002 Hanover, NH Harvard 31–26
107 November 1, 2003 Boston, MA Dartmouth 30–16
108 October 30, 2004 Hanover, NH Harvard 13–12
109 October 30, 2005 Boston, MA Harvard 42–14
110 October 28, 2006 Hanover, NH Harvard 28–0
111 October 27, 2007 Boston, MA Harvard 28–21
112 November 1, 2008 Hanover, NH Harvard 35–7
113 October 31, 2009 Boston, MA Harvard 42–21
114 October 30, 2010 Hanover, NH Harvard 30–14
115 October 29, 2011 Boston, MA Harvard 41–10
116 October 27, 2012 Hanover, NH Harvard 31–14
117 November 2, 2013 Boston, MA Harvard 24–21
118 November 1, 2014 Hanover, NH Harvard 23–12
119 October 30, 2015 Boston, MA Harvard 14–13
120 October 29, 2016 Hanover, NH Harvard 23–21
121 October 28, 2017 Boston, MA Harvard 25–22
122 October 27, 2018 Hanover, NH Dartmouth 24–17
123 November 2, 2019 Boston, MA Dartmouth 9–6
124 October 30, 2021 Boston, MA Dartmouth 20–17
125 October 28, 2022 Hanover, NH Harvard 28–13
126 October 28, 2023 Boston, MA Harvard 17–9
127 November 2, 2024 Hanover, NH Harvard 31–27
Series: Harvard leads 74–48–5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dartmouth-Harvard Series". dartmouthsports.com.
  2. ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  3. ^ "Harvard rallies to stun Dartmouth". BostonGlobe.com.
  4. ^ "These are the 15 oldest rivalries in college football | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Media Center: Harvard Football Ivy League Dominance". Harvard. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Christopher J. Walsh (2007). Who's #1?: 100-Plus Years of Controversial National Champions in College Football. Taylor Trade Pub. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-58979-337-8.
  7. ^ a b "Harvard-Dartmouth Series". thecrimson.com.
  8. ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". google.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Nation's Oldest Stadium Has Colorful Past". thecrimson.com.
  10. ^ Edwards, William Hanford (1916). "Football Days". google.com.
  11. ^ "Dartmouth vs. Harvard - Game Recap - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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