# Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry

The Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Cornell Big Red and Dartmouth Big Green. The two schools were both major football powers before the split between the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Prior to the split, Cornell captured national championships in 1915, 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1939. Dartmouth won its lone national championship in 1925. One of the most infamous games in the rivalry contained national title implications. The 1940 game, referred to as the Fifth Down Game, ended Cornell's school-record 16-game unbeaten streak, as it sought a second consecutive national championship. After emerging with a 7–3 win, the Big Red voluntarily forfeited to Dartmouth when review of film showed the Cornell had inadvertently used five downs. The ESPN College Football Encyclopedia named the game, and Cornell's honorable concession, the second greatest moment in college football history.
The rivalry series was the second-longest uninterrupted series in the Football Championship Subdivision with 101 consecutive meetings since 1919, as of the 2019 contest. This record trails only the series between Lehigh and Lafayette, which has met 130 consecutive times as of 2019. Since the advent of the Ivy League in 1954, Dartmouth and Cornell have continued their annual series, which has featured several long winning streaks from the Big Green. The most recent, a ten game streak from 2009 to 2018, was snapped by a 20–17 Cornell victory that denied Dartmouth a chance at an outright league title. Ranked #12, Dartmouth was the highest ranked opponent that Cornell had defeated since a 23–14 victory over Ohio State during the Big Red's 1939 national championship season. In aggregate, Dartmouth has won a league-record 22 Ivy championships, while Cornell has claimed three championships in league competition.

## Game results

| Cornell victories | Dartmouth victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | October 27, 1900 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 23–6 |
| 2 | November 9, 1912 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 24–0 |
| 3 | October 25, 1919 | New York NY | Dartmouth | 9–0 |
| 4 | November 6, 1920 | New York, NY | Dartmouth | 14–3 |
| 5 | October 29, 1921 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 59–7 |
| 6 | November 11, 1922 | New York, NY | Cornell | 23–0 |
| 7 | November 3, 1923 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 32–7 |
| 8 | November 15, 1924 | New York, NY | Dartmouth | 27–14 |
| 9 | November 7, 1925 | Hanover, NY | Dartmouth | 62–13 |
| 10 | November 13, 1926 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–23 |
| 11 | November 12, 1927 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 53–7 |
| 12 | November 17, 1928 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 28–0 |
| 13 | November 16, 1929 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 18–14 |
| 14 | November 15, 1930 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 19–13 |
| 15 | November 14, 1931 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 14–0 |
| 16 | November 12, 1932 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–6 |
| 17 | November 18, 1933 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 7–0 |
| 18 | November 17, 1934 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–6 |
| 19 | November 16, 1935 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 41–6 |
| 20 | November 14, 1936 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 20–6 |
| 21 | November 13, 1937 | Hanover, NH | Tie | 6–6 |
| 22 | November 12, 1938 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–7 |
| 23 | November 18, 1939 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 35–6 |
| 24 | November 16, 1940 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 3–0 |
| 25 | November 15, 1941 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 33–19 |
| 26 | November 14, 1942 | New York, NY | Cornell | 21–19 |
| 27 | November 13, 1943 | Boston, MA | Dartmouth | 20–0 |
| 28 | November 18, 1944 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–13 |
| 29 | November 17, 1945 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 20–13 |
| 30 | November 16, 1946 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–7 |
| 31 | November 15, 1947 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 21–13 |
| 32 | November 13, 1948 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 27–26 |
| 33 | November 12, 1949 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 16–7 |
| 34 | November 18, 1950 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 24–0 |
| 35 | November 17, 1951 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 21–13 |
| 36 | November 15, 1952 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 13–7 |
| 37 | November 14, 1953 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 28–26 |
| 38 | November 13, 1954 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 40–21 |
| 39 | November 12, 1955 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 7–0 |
| 40 | November 17, 1956 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 27–14 |
| 41 | November 16, 1957 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 20–19 |
| 42 | November 15, 1958 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 32–15 |
| 43 | November 14, 1959 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 21–12 |
| 44 | November 12, 1960 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 20–0 |
| 45 | November 18, 1961 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 15–14 |
| 46 | November 17, 1962 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 28–21 |
| 47 | November 16, 1963 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 12–7 |
| 48 | November 14, 1964 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 33–15 |
| 49 | November 13, 1965 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 20–0 |
| 50 | November 12, 1966 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 32–23 |
| 51 | November 18, 1967 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 24–21 |
| 52 | November 16, 1968 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 27–6 |
| 53 | November 15, 1969 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 24–7 |
| 54 | November 14, 1970 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 24–0 |
| 55 | November 13, 1971 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 24–14 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 56 | November 18, 1972 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 31–22 |
| 57 | November 17, 1973 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 17–0 |
| 58 | November 16, 1974 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 21–9 |
| 59 | November 15, 1975 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 33–10 |
| 60 | October 23, 1976 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 35–0 |
| 61 | October 22, 1977 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 17–13 |
| 62 | October 28, 1978 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 14–7 |
| 63 | October 27, 1979 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 21–10 |
| 64 | October 25, 1980 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 7–3 |
| 65 | October 24, 1981 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 42–7 |
| 66 | October 23, 1982 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 14–13 |
| 67 | October 22, 1983 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 31–17 |
| 68 | October 27, 1984 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 13–10 |
| 69 | October 26, 1985 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 20–17 |
| 70 | October 25, 1986 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 10–7 |
| 71 | October 24, 1987 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–14 |
| 72 | October 22, 1988 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 24–7 |
| 73 | October 28, 1989 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 28–14 |
| 74 | October 20, 1990 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 11–6 |
| 75 | October 26, 1991 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 34–21 |
| 76 | October 24, 1992 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 26–16 |
| 77 | October 23, 1993 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 28–27 |
| 78 | October 22, 1994 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 17–14 |
| 79 | September 30, 1995 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 25–19 |
| 80 | October 26, 1996 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 38–21 |
| 81 | October 4, 1997 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 24–20 |
| 82 | October 24, 1998 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–11 |
| 83 | October 23, 1999 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 20–17 |
| 84 | November 4, 2000 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 49–31 |
| 85 | November 3, 2001 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 28–24 |
| 86 | November 9, 2002 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 21–19 |
| 87 | November 8, 2003 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 26–17 |
| 88 | November 6, 2004 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–7 |
| 89 | November 5, 2005 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 21–10 |
| 90 | November 4, 2006 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 28–25 |
| 91 | November 3, 2007 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 59–31 |
| 92 | November 8, 2008 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 37–14 |
| 93 | November 7, 2009 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 20–17 |
| 94 | November 6, 2010 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 28–10 |
| 95 | November 5, 2011 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 33–24 |
| 96 | November 3, 2012 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 44–28 |
| 97 | November 9, 2013 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 34–6 |
| 98 | November 8, 2014 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 42–7 |
| 99 | November 6, 2015 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 21–3 |
| 100 | November 5, 2016 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 17–13 |
| 101 | November 4, 2017 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 10–0 |
| 102 | November 10, 2018 | Ithaca, NY | Dartmouth | 35–24 |
| 103 | November 16, 2019 | Hanover, NH | Cornell | 20–17 |
| 104 | November 13, 2021 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 41–7 |
| 105 | November 12, 2022 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 17–13 |
| 106 | November 11, 2023 | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth | 30–14 |
| 107 | November 16, 2024 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 39–22 |
| Series: Dartmouth leads 63–43–1 |||||
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