College Football 1878
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1878/10/19 and 1878/11/28
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Independent Major Teams [Major] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1878
Ranking of teams in Major based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 8.074 1 26.51 5 4.500 Princeton 6 6-0-0 1 6 6-0-0 1 6 6-0-0
2 3.531 2 9.59 8 5.750 Yale 4 3-1-0 2 6 5-1-0 3 6 5-1-0
6 -0.902 3 8.91 6 4.667 Stevens Tech 3 1-1-1 3 3 1-1-1 2 3 1-1-1
4 2.236 4 4.51 1 2.000 Pennsylvania 3 0-2-1 4 2 0-2-0 4 4 1-2-1
3 2.236 5 4.51 4 4.000 Columbia 1 0-0-1 -1 0 0-0-0 0 1 0-0-1
7 -3.363 6 0.11 2 3.333 Rutgers 3 0-2-1 5 3 0-2-1 6 4 1-2-1
5 1.620 7 -0.56 3 3.667 Harvard 3 1-2-0 6 3 1-2-0 5 3 1-2-0
8 -3.967 8 -15.79 7 4.750 Amherst College 4 1-3-0 8 3 0-3-0 8 4 1-3-0
9 -9.466 9 -37.79 9 8.000 Brown 1 0-1-0 -1 0 0-0-0 0 1 0-1-0
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