This is a list of yearly Ivy League football champions. [1]
Year | Champions | Conference record | Overall record |
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1956 | Yale | 7–0 | 8–1 |
1957 | Princeton | 6–1 | 7–2 |
1958 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 7–2 |
1959 | Penn | 6–1 | 7–1–1 |
1960 | Yale | 7–0 | 9–0 |
1961 | Columbia | 6–1 | 6–3 |
Harvard | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
1962 | Dartmouth | 7–0 | 9–0 |
1963 | Dartmouth | 5–2 | 7–2 |
Princeton | 5–2 | 7–2 | |
1964 | Princeton | 7–0 | 9–0 |
1965 | Dartmouth | 7–0 | 9–0 |
1966 | Harvard | 6–1 | 8–1 |
Dartmouth | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
Princeton | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
1967 | Yale | 7–0 | 8–1 |
1968 | Harvard | 6–0–1 | 8–0–1 |
Yale | 6–0–1 | 8–0–1 | |
1969 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 8–1 |
Yale | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
Princeton | 6–1 | 6–3 | |
1970 | Dartmouth | 7–0 | 9–0 |
1971 | Cornell | 6–1 | 8–1 |
Dartmouth | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
1972 | Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 |
1973 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 |
1974 | Yale | 6–1 | 8–1 |
Harvard | 6–1 | 7–2 | |
1975 | Harvard | 6–1 | 7–2 |
1976 | Brown | 6–1 | 8–1 |
Yale | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
1977 | Yale | 6–1 | 7–2 |
1978 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–3 |
1979 | Yale | 6–1 | 8–1 |
1980 | Yale | 6–1 | 8–2 |
1981 | Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
1982 | Dartmouth | 5–2 | 5–5 |
Harvard | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
Penn | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
1983 | Harvard | 5–1–1 | 6–2–2 |
Penn | 5–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
1984 | Penn | 7–0 | 8–1 |
1985 | Penn | 6–1 | 7–2–1 |
1986 | Penn | 7–0 | 10–0 |
1987 | Harvard | 6–1 | 8–2 |
1988 | Cornell | 6–1 | 7–2–1 |
Penn | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
1989 | Princeton | 6–1 | 7–2–1 |
Yale | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
1990 | Cornell | 6–1 | 7–3 |
Dartmouth | 6–1 | 7–2–1 | |
1991 | Dartmouth | 6–0–1 | 7–2–1 |
1992 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 8–2 |
Princeton | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
1993 | Penn | 7–0 | 10–0 |
1994 | Penn | 7–0 | 9–0 |
1995 | Princeton | 5–1–1 | 8–1–1 |
1996 | Dartmouth | 7–0 | 10–0 |
1997 | Harvard | 7–0 | 9–1 |
1998 | Penn | 6–1 | 8–2 |
1999 | Brown | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
2000 | Penn | 6–1 | 7–3 |
2001 | Harvard | 7–0 | 9–0 |
2002 | Penn | 7–0 | 9–1 |
2003 | Penn | 7–0 | 10–0 |
2004 | Harvard | 7–0 | 10–0 |
2005 | Brown | 6–1 | 9–1 |
2006 | Princeton | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Yale | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
2007 | Harvard | 7–0 | 8–2 |
2008 | Brown | 6–1 | 7–3 |
Harvard | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
2009 | Penn | 7–0 | 8–2 |
2010 | Penn | 7–0 | 9–1 |
2011 | Harvard | 7–0 | 9–1 |
2012 | Penn | 6–1 | 6–4 |
2013 | Harvard | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Princeton | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
2014 | Harvard | 7–0 | 10–0 |
2015 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Harvard | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
Penn | 6–1 | 7–3 | |
2016 | Penn | 6–1 | 7–3 |
Princeton | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
2017 | Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 |
2018 | Princeton | 7–0 | 10–0 |
2019 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
2020 | Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | — | — |
2021 | Dartmouth | 6–1 | 9–1 |
Princeton | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
2022 | Yale | 6–1 | 8–2 |
2023 | Harvard | 5–2 | 8–2 |
Yale | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
Dartmouth | 5–2 | 6–4 |
College | Titles | Last |
---|---|---|
Dartmouth | 21 | 2023 |
Penn | 18 | 2016 |
Harvard | 18 | 2023 |
Yale | 18 | 2023 |
Princeton | 13 | 2021 |
Brown | 4 | 2008 |
Cornell | 3 | 1990 |
Columbia | 1 | 1961 |
The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference, comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. The conference headquarters are in Princeton, New Jersey. The term Ivy League is typically used outside sports to refer to the eight schools as a group of elite colleges with connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism. Its members are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
The Cornell Big Red football team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. It is one of the oldest and most storied football programs in the nation. The team has attained five national championships and has had seven players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The Brown Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Brown University located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. Brown's first football team was fielded in 1878. The Bears play their home games at the 20,000-seat Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. The team's head coach is James Perry, who was hired on December 3, 2018.
The Dartmouth Big Green football team represents Dartmouth College in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football competition as a member of the Ivy League. The team possesses a storied tradition that includes a national championship, and holds a record 21 Ivy League Football Championships with 11 College Football Hall of Fame inductees.
The Penn Quakers football program is the college football team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Penn Quakers have competed in the Ivy League since its inaugural season of 1956, and are a Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Penn has played in 1,413 football games, the most of any school in any division. Penn plays its home games at historic Franklin Field, the oldest football stadium in the nation. All Penn games are broadcast on WNTP or WFIL radio.
The 2012 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bob Surace and played their home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 5–5 overall and 4–3 in Ivy League play to places in a three-way tie for third. Princeton averaged 7,984 fans per game. Captain Mike Catapano was Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. He was drafted in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs with the first pick of the seventh round becoming Princeton's first draftee since Dennis Norman in the 2001 NFL Draft.
The 1997 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in seventh place in the Ivy League.
The 1961 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Harvard was co-champion of the Ivy League.
The 1975 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. A year after sharing the Ivy League crown, the Crimson won the championship outright in 1975.
The 1976 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.
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The 1980 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.
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