College Football 1896
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1896/9/12 and 1896/12/5
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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Major Independents [Major-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1896
1896 - Ranking of teams in Major-Ind based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Princeton 10 9-0-1 11 10-0-1 1 11 10-0-1
Lafayette 10 9-0-1 12 11-0-1 2 12 11-0-1
Pennsylvania 15 14-1-0 15 14-1-0 3 15 14-1-0
Yale 11 10-1-0 14 13-1-0 4 14 13-1-0
Harvard 8 6-2-0 11 7-4-0 5 11 7-4-0
Navy 6 4-2-0 8 5-3-0 6 8 5-3-0
Dartmouth 6 3-2-1 8 5-2-1 7 8 5-2-1
Brown 10 4-5-1 10 4-5-1 8 10 4-5-1
Carlisle 7 2-5-0 8 3-5-0 9 8 3-5-0
Army 6 3-2-1 6 3-2-1 10 6 3-2-1
Cornell 9 5-3-1 9 5-3-1 11 9 5-3-1
West Virginia 3 0-3-0 3 0-3-0 12 3 0-3-0
Williams College 9 4-4-1 9 4-4-1 15 9 4-4-1
Wesleyan University 10 4-5-1 10 4-5-1 17 10 4-5-1
Trinity College (CT) 5 2-3-0 5 2-3-0 18 5 2-3-0
Bucknell 6 3-2-1 8 5-2-1 20 8 5-2-1
Amherst College 10 3-6-1 10 3-6-1 21 10 3-6-1
Lehigh 5 1-4-0 7 2-5-0 23 7 2-5-0
Penn State 7 3-4-0 7 3-4-0 24 7 3-4-0
Franklin & Marshall 8 2-4-2 9 3-4-2 26 9 3-4-2
Bowdoin College 8 4-2-2 8 4-2-2 27 8 4-2-2
Dickinson College 4 0-4-0 4 0-4-0 28 4 0-4-0
Oberlin College 4 1-3-0 30 4 1-3-0
Gettysburg College 4 1-3-0 4 1-3-0 31 4 1-3-0
Tufts University 9 2-6-1 9 2-6-1 32 9 2-6-1
Worcester Tech 3 0-3-0 3 0-3-0 33 3 0-3-0
Rutgers 3 0-3-0 3 0-3-0 34 3 0-3-0
Lake Forest College 1 0-1-0 8 3-4-1 35 8 3-4-1
Boston College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Cincinnati 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Eastern Michigan 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Iowa 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Iowa State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Kansas 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Missouri 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Notre Dame 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Pittsburgh 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Syracuse 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Virginia 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Colgate 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Maine 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Monmouth (NJ) 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Bloomsburg University 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Beloit College 2 0-1-1 2 0-1-1
Carleton College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Colby College 2 0-1-1 2 0-1-1 2 0-1-1
DePauw University 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Eureka College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Grinnell College 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Knox College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
MIT 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1
Ripon College 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Union College (NY) 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wheaton College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Andover 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Exeter 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Haverford 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1
Orange Agricultural 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Physicians & Surgeons 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Major-Ind results for other seasons
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Western Conference [WC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1896
1896 - Ranking of teams in WC based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
1 16.477 1 19.69 2 3.500 Wisconsin 3 2-0-1 16 9 7-1-1 16 9 7-1-1
2 7.321 2 12.12 3 3.750 Northwestern 4 2-1-1 18 9 6-1-2 18 9 6-1-2
5 1.110 3 10.55 1 2.900 University of Chicago 5 3-2-0 23 19 15-3-1 23 19 15-3-1
3 3.309 4 1.12 7 5.167 Michigan 3 2-1-0 19 10 9-1-0 19 10 9-1-0
4 1.812 5 -7.59 4 3.833 Minnesota 3 1-2-0 29 10 8-2-0 29 10 8-2-0
6 -13.019 6 -14.31 5 4.333 Illinois 3 0-2-1 28 7 4-2-1 28 7 4-2-1
7 -17.010 7 -21.59 6 4.667 Purdue 3 0-2-1 35 7 4-2-1 35 7 4-2-1
WC results for other seasons
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Minor Independents [Minor-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1896
1896 - Ranking of teams in Minor-Ind based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Englewood High 3 0-3-0 36 3 0-3-0
Armour Institute 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Bennett Medical 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Boston AC 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Chicago Alumni 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Chicago Athletic Club 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Elizabeth AC 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Evanston High School 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Grand Rapids High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Greer 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Hahneman Medical 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Harvard Alumni 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Hyde Park High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Lawrenceville 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Madison High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Maryland Agricultural 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Minneapolis Central High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Minneapolis South High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Minnesota Alumni 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Mount Airy Deaf School 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
New Jersey AC 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Newton AC 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Northwestern Academy 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Pennsylvania Reserves 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Rush Medical 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Volunteer AC 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
White Squadron 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Worcester AC 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wyoming Seminary 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Minor-Ind results for other seasons
190619051904190319021901190018991898189718961895189418931892189118901889188818871886
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