College Football 1879
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1879/10/18 and 1879/11/22
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Independent Major Teams [Major] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1879
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 6.867 1 15.36 5 4.400 Princeton 5 4-0-1 1 5 4-0-1 2 5 4-0-1
2 5.396 2 13.49 4 3.800 Yale 5 3-0-2 2 5 3-0-2 1 5 3-0-2
3 3.382 3 3.43 1 1.500 Harvard 2 0-1-1 3 4 2-1-1 5 5 2-1-2
4 -2.121 4 -1.57 2 3.000 Pennsylvania 3 1-2-0 4 3 1-2-0 4 4 2-2-0
5 -3.324 5 -4.19 7 5.800 Rutgers 5 2-1-2 5 5 2-1-2 3 5 2-1-2
6 -3.769 6 -11.57 3 3.800 Columbia 5 0-3-2 6 5 0-3-2 6 5 0-3-2
7 -6.431 7 -14.95 6 4.400 Stevens Tech 5 0-3-2 7 5 0-3-2 7 5 0-3-2
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