College Football 1881
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1881/10/15 and 1881/11/26
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Independent Major Teams [Major] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1881
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 6.588 1 19.94 7 5.000 Yale 6 5-0-1 1 6 5-0-1 2 6 5-0-1
2 5.401 2 12.28 10 6.611 Princeton 9 7-0-2 2 9 7-0-2 4 9 7-0-2
3 3.620 3 10.16 6 4.900 Harvard 5 3-1-1 3 5 3-1-1 3 8 6-1-1
4 1.128 4 8.94 9 6.500 Dartmouth 2 1-0-1 4 2 1-0-1 1 2 1-0-1
5 0.218 5 -0.82 8 5.714 Columbia 7 3-3-1 5 7 3-3-1 6 7 3-3-1
7 -1.622 6 -2.06 2 2.500 Amherst College 4 0-3-1 6 4 0-3-1 5 4 0-3-1
8 -1.778 7 -7.56 5 4.700 Rutgers 5 1-3-1 7 5 1-3-1 8 6 2-3-1
6 -0.752 8 -7.87 1 2.000 Michigan 3 0-3-0 8 3 0-3-0 7 3 0-3-0
10 -7.082 9 -16.27 3 3.500 Stevens Tech 2 0-2-0 9 2 0-2-0 9 2 0-2-0
9 -5.722 10 -16.73 4 3.900 Pennsylvania 5 0-5-0 10 5 0-5-0 10 5 0-5-0
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