Program · never held the belt · belt games 1884–1951
Dartmouth
Dartmouth has lined up against the belt holder 14 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 0–3 to Princeton on November 11, 1911. Embed the Dartmouth belt badge →
belt games as the challenger, 1884–1951 · record 0–14
6 of the 14 attempts came against Harvard · Princeton (3), Yale (2), and Pennsylvania (1)
Nothing on Dartmouth’s schedule runs through Baylor or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.