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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 meetingNovember 1, 2025
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, Massachusetts Harvard 53–0
2 November 10, 1884 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 29–0
3 October 30, 1886 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 70–0
4 October 30, 1888 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 74–0
5 October 12, 1889 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 38–0
6 October 4, 1890 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 43–0
7 October 22, 1890 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 64–0
8 October 3, 1891 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 16–0
9 October 1, 1892 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 48–0
10 September 30, 1893 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 16–0
11 October 21, 1893 Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard 36–0
12 September 29, 1894 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 22–0
13 October 2, 1895 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 4–0
14 October 9, 1897 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 13–0
15 October 1, 1898 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 21–0
16 November 11, 1899 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 11–0
17 November 16, 1901 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 27–12
18 November 22, 1902 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 16–6
19 November 14, 1903 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 11–0
20 November 5, 1904 Boston, Massachusetts Tie0–0
21 November 18, 1905 Boston, Massachusetts Tie6–6
22 November 17, 1906 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 22–9
23 November 16, 1907 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 22–0
24 November 14, 1908 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 6–0
25 November 13, 1909 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 12–3
26 November 12, 1910 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 18–0
27 November 18, 1911 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 5–3
28 November 16, 1912 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 3–0
29 October 28, 1922 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 12–3
30 October 27, 1923 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 16–0
31 October 25, 1924 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 6–0
32 October 24, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 32–9
33 October 23, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 16–12
34 October 22, 1927 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 30–6
35 October 27, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 19–7
36 October 26, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 34–7
37 October 25, 1930 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 7–2
38 November 7, 1931 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 7–6
39 October 22, 1932 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 10–7
40 October 28, 1933 Boston, Massachusetts Tie7–7
41 October 27, 1934 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 10–0
42 October 26, 1935 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 14–6
43 October 24, 1936 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 26–7
44 October 23, 1937 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 20–2
45 October 22, 1938 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 13–7
46 October 28, 1939 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 16–0
47 October 26, 1940 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 7–6
48 October 18, 1941 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 7–0
49 October 17, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 14–2
50 November 9, 1946 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 21–7
51 October 25, 1947 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 14–13
52 October 23, 1948 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 14–7
53 October 22, 1949 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 27–13
54 October 28, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 27–7
55 October 27, 1951 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 26–20
56 October 25, 1952 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 26–19
57 October 24, 1953 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 20–14
58 October 23, 1954 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 13–7
59 October 22, 1955 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 14–9
60 October 27, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 28–21
61 October 26, 1957 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 26–0
62 October 25, 1958 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 16–8
63 October 24, 1959 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 9–0
64 October 22, 1960 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 9–6
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
65 October 28, 1961 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 21–15
66 October 27, 1962 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 24–6
67 October 26, 1963 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 17–13
68 October 24, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 48–0
69 October 23, 1965 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 14–0
70 October 22, 1966 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 19–14
71 October 28, 1967 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 23–21
72 October 26, 1968 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 22–7
73 October 25, 1969 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 24–10
74 October 24, 1970 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 37–14
75 October 23, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 16–13
76 October 28, 1972 Boston, Massachusetts Tie21–21
77 October 27, 1973 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 24–18
78 October 26, 1974 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 17–15
79 October 25, 1975 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 24–10
80 October 16, 1976 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 17–10
81 October 23, 1977 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 31–25
82 October 21, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 24–19
83 October 20, 1979 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 10–7
84 October 18, 1980 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 30–12
85 October 17, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 24–10
86 October 16, 1982 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 14–12
87 October 15, 1983 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 28–12
88 October 20, 1984 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 21–7
89 October 19, 1985 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 17–7
90 October 18, 1986 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 42–26
91 October 17, 1987 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 42–3
92 October 15, 1988 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 38–7
93 October 21, 1989 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 6–5
94 October 27, 1990 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 17–0
95 November 2, 1991 Boston, Massachusetts Tie31–31
96 October 31, 1992 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 31–7
97 October 30, 1993 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 39–34
98 October 29, 1994 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 35–12
99 October 28, 1995 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 23–7
100 November 2, 1996 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 6–3
101 November 1, 1997 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 24–0
102 October 31, 1998 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 20–7
103 October 30, 1999 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 63–21
104 October 28, 2000 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 49–7
105 October 27, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 31–21
106 November 2, 2002 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 31–26
107 November 1, 2003 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 30–16
108 October 30, 2004 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 13–12
109 October 30, 2005 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 42–14
110 October 28, 2006 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 28–0
111 October 27, 2007 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 28–21
112 November 1, 2008 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 35–7
113 October 31, 2009 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 42–21
114 October 30, 2010 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 30–14
115 October 29, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 41–10
116 October 27, 2012 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 31–14
117 November 2, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 24–21
118 November 1, 2014 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 23–12
119 October 30, 2015 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 14–13
120 October 29, 2016 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 23–21
121 October 28, 2017 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 25–22
122 October 27, 2018 Hanover, New Hampshire Dartmouth 24–17
123 November 2, 2019 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 9–6
124 October 30, 2021 Boston, Massachusetts Dartmouth 20–17
125 October 28, 2022 Hanover, New Hampshire Harvard 28–13
126 October 28, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts Harvard 17–9
127 November 2, 2024 Hanover, New Hampshire 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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