College Football 1885
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1885/10/3 and 1885/11/26
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (Win_Loss)

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Ranking of teams in all divisions based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif Win_Loss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 29.18 1 25.35 5 4.14 Princeton 9 9-0-0 1 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Major
2 27.98 2 18.64 2 3.33 Yale 8 7-1-0 2 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Major
3 3.88 3 6.76 1 2.20 Wesleyan University 7 3-4-0 3 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 3 5 1-4-0 Major
4 -0.34 4 0.66 4 3.80 Pennsylvania 13 8-5-0 4 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 10 5-5-0 Major
5 -15.88 5 -9.39 7 5.40 Lafayette 6 2-2-2 5 6 2-2-2 NoDivi 5 6 2-2-2 Major
6 -16.46 6 -17.80 3 3.57 Stevens Tech 7 1-6-0 6 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 1-6-0 Major
7 -28.37 7 -24.22 6 4.75 Lehigh 7 1-4-2 7 5 0-3-2 NoDivi 7 5 0-3-2 Major
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Rutgers 1 0-1-0
John Hopkins 1 0-1-0
MIT 1 0-1-0
Trinity College CT 1 0-1-0
Columbia Law 1 0-1-0
Crescent Athletic Club 1 0-1-0
Haverford 1 1-0-0
Pennsylvania Alumni 2 0-2-0
Swarthmore College 1 0-1-0
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       Soren Sorensen  -  Updated Sun Jan 25 01:28:22 2026