College Football 1889
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1889/9/28 and 1889/11/30
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 44.52 1 36.00 6 8.06 Princeton 10 10-0-0 1 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 1 4 4-0-0 Eastern Indep
2 37.10 2 28.27 8 8.53 Yale 16 15-1-0 2 15 14-1-0 NoDivi 1 12 12-0-0 Northeast Indep
3 32.40 3 22.94 7 8.25 Harvard 11 9-2-0 3 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 2 6 5-1-0 Northeast Indep
4 18.55 4 15.19 17 12.21 Dartmouth 8 7-1-0 4 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 3 4 3-1-0 Northeast Indep
5 16.31 5 13.46 18 12.88 Cornell 9 7-2-0 5 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 Northeast Indep
7 12.39 6 10.97 3 6.77 Wesleyan University 13 5-7-1 6 13 5-7-1 NoDivi 5 9 3-6-0 Northeast Indep
6 14.24 7 10.66 14 10.45 Lehigh 13 8-3-2 7 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-3-1 Eastern Indep
9 6.22 8 5.59 19 13.38 Trinity College CT 9 5-3-1 8 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 Northeast Indep
8 8.02 9 4.55 16 10.67 Pennsylvania 13 7-6-0 9 12 6-6-0 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 Eastern Indep
10 5.47 10 2.80 13 9.67 Williams College 10 4-5-1 10 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 7 1-5-1 Northeast Indep
11 2.09 11 0.97 15 10.56 Lafayette 9 3-4-2 11 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 7 5 2-2-1 Eastern Indep
13 -4.67 12 -0.10 5 7.50 MIT 5 2-3-0 12 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 8 4 1-3-0 Northeast Indep
18 -10.89 13 -1.84 25 20.80 Dickinson College 6 4-1-1 13 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
12 -1.44 14 -2.21 11 9.44 Amherst College 10 3-5-2 14 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 9 7 0-5-2 Northeast Indep
16 -5.46 15 -2.86 4 7.31 Columbia 11 2-7-2 15 9 1-6-2 NoDivi 10 4 0-3-1 Northeast Indep
15 -5.31 16 -4.50 1 3.67 Andover 3 0-3-0 16 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
17 -8.67 17 -4.69 24 20.40 Franklin & Marshall 7 5-1-1 17 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 Eastern Indep
14 -4.90 18 -7.86 2 6.72 Stevens Tech 9 1-8-0 18 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
20 -13.98 19 -9.22 21 16.38 Penn State 4 2-2-0 19 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 NoConf
24 -26.18 20 -15.32 20 15.67 Haverford 3 1-2-0 20 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 2 1 1-0-0 NoConf
19 -13.54 21 -17.12 9 8.62 Rutgers 5 1-4-0 21 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 Eastern Indep
23 -25.73 22 -17.52 10 8.83 Rochester 3 0-3-0 22 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
21 -20.41 23 -18.35 12 9.50 Vermont 3 0-3-0 23 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
22 -23.95 24 -18.47 22 16.50 Bucknell 6 1-4-1 24 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 8 3 0-2-1 Eastern Indep
25 -32.18 25 -31.36 23 17.58 Swarthmore College 7 1-6-0 25 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Michigan 1 0-1-0
Navy 2 0-1-1
Virginia 1 0-1-0
Brown 1 0-1-0
Fordham 1 0-1-0
Millersville 1 0-1-0
John Hopkins 1 0-1-0
Union College NY 1 0-1-0
Boston AC 1 0-0-1
Columbia Athletic Club 1 0-1-0
Crescent Athletic Club 2 1-1-0
Exeter 2 0-2-0
Manhattan AC 1 0-1-0
Orange Agricultural 1 0-1-0
Philadelphia All-Stars 1 0-1-0
Ridgefield AC 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore Alumni 1 0-1-0
Williston 1 0-1-0
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       Soren Sorensen  -  Updated Sun Jan 25 01:28:23 2026