College Football 1896
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1896/9/12 and 1896/12/5
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1896 - Ranking of all teams based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 33.36 1 32.28 14 13.22 Princeton 11 10-0-1 1 11 10-0-1 NoDivi 1 10 9-0-1 Major-Ind
2 28.77 2 31.47 10 12.28 Lafayette 12 11-0-1 2 12 11-0-1 NoDivi 3 10 9-0-1 Major-Ind
3 26.64 4 25.14 19 15.36 Pennsylvania 15 14-1-0 3 15 14-1-0 NoDivi 2 15 14-1-0 Major-Ind
4 25.51 3 25.81 5 11.25 Yale 14 13-1-0 4 14 13-1-0 NoDivi 4 11 10-1-0 Major-Ind
5 22.90 5 20.66 3 10.31 Harvard 11 7-4-0 5 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 5 8 6-2-0 Major-Ind
6 13.17 8 10.67 23 17.10 Navy 8 5-3-0 6 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 Major-Ind
7 11.96 6 12.82 13 12.67 Dartmouth 8 5-2-1 7 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 7 6 3-2-1 Major-Ind
8 11.77 10 8.88 8 11.80 Brown 10 4-5-1 8 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 8 10 4-5-1 Major-Ind
9 11.12 12 6.76 2 8.43 Carlisle 8 3-5-0 9 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 9 7 2-5-0 Major-Ind
10 10.07 7 12.42 11 12.40 Army 6 3-2-1 10 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 10 6 3-2-1 Major-Ind
11 8.60 11 8.71 9 12.17 Cornell 9 5-3-1 11 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 11 9 5-3-1 Major-Ind
12 6.83 9 9.47 1 2.00 West Virginia 3 0-3-0 12 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 15 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
13 6.50 16 1.01 30 21.70 Wisconsin 9 7-1-1 13 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 1 3 2-0-1 WC
14 5.68 19 -0.88 36 27.92 Michigan 10 9-1-0 14 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 WC
15 4.71 13 3.42 12 12.57 Williams College 9 4-4-1 15 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 13 9 4-4-1 Major-Ind
16 2.91 18 -0.85 33 24.40 Northwestern 9 6-1-2 16 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 2 4 2-1-1 WC
17 2.69 15 2.82 21 15.65 Wesleyan University 10 4-5-1 17 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 16 10 4-5-1 Major-Ind
18 -0.00 17 0.99 20 15.50 Trinity College (CT) 5 2-3-0 18 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 18 5 2-3-0 Major-Ind
19 -0.57 29 -14.60 29 21.00 Minnesota 10 8-2-0 19 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 WC
20 -3.76 14 2.91 24 17.70 Bucknell 8 5-2-1 20 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 20 6 3-2-1 Major-Ind
21 -4.32 20 -1.04 15 14.40 Amherst College 10 3-6-1 21 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 22 10 3-6-1 Major-Ind
22 -4.43 23 -4.89 34 25.90 University of Chicago 19 15-3-1 22 19 15-3-1 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 WC
23 -5.62 25 -6.64 7 11.50 Lehigh 7 2-5-0 23 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 17 5 1-4-0 Major-Ind
24 -5.87 21 -1.28 17 14.67 Penn State 7 3-4-0 24 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 21 7 3-4-0 Major-Ind
25 -9.04 28 -12.87 35 27.30 Illinois 7 4-2-1 25 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 6 3 0-2-1 WC
26 -9.32 22 -3.26 16 14.42 Franklin & Marshall 9 3-4-2 26 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 25 8 2-4-2 Major-Ind
27 -11.31 24 -6.36 25 18.38 Bowdoin College 8 4-2-2 27 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 29 8 4-2-2 Major-Ind
28 -12.49 27 -11.88 6 11.25 Dickinson College 4 0-4-0 28 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 26 4 0-4-0 Major-Ind
29 -15.05 35 -24.43 32 22.33 Purdue 7 4-2-1 29 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 7 3 0-2-1 WC
30 -18.37 31 -18.03 31 22.00 Oberlin College 4 1-3-0 30 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
31 -18.91 26 -7.76 26 18.50 Gettysburg College 4 1-3-0 31 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 33 4 1-3-0 Major-Ind
32 -20.07 33 -19.34 22 15.70 Tufts University 9 2-6-1 32 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 39 9 2-6-1 Major-Ind
33 -21.49 32 -18.86 18 15.17 Worcester Tech 3 0-3-0 33 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 37 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
34 -22.60 30 -15.76 4 10.67 Rutgers 3 0-3-0 34 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 30 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
35 -23.37 34 -21.88 27 20.00 Lake Forest College 8 3-4-1 35 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 32 1 0-1-0 Major-Ind
36 -26.58 36 -25.64 28 20.67 Englewood High 3 0-3-0 36 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Boston College 1 0-1-0
Cincinnati 1 0-1-0
Eastern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Iowa 1 0-1-0
Iowa State 1 0-1-0
Kansas 1 0-1-0
Missouri 1 0-1-0
Notre Dame 2 0-2-0
Pittsburgh 1 0-1-0
Syracuse 2 0-2-0
Virginia 2 0-2-0
Colgate 2 0-2-0
Maine 1 0-1-0
Monmouth (NJ) 1 0-1-0
Bloomsburg University 2 0-2-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Beloit College 2 0-1-1
Carleton College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 2 0-1-1
DePauw University 1 0-1-0
Eureka College 1 0-1-0
Grinnell College 2 0-2-0
Knox College 1 0-1-0
MIT 1 0-0-1
Ripon College 1 1-0-0
Union College (NY) 1 0-1-0
Wheaton College 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 0-1-0
Andover 1 1-0-0
Armour Institute 2 0-2-0
Bennett Medical 1 0-1-0
Boston AC 2 1-1-0
Chicago Alumni 1 0-1-0
Chicago Athletic Club 1 0-1-0
Elizabeth AC 1 0-1-0
Evanston High School 1 0-1-0
Exeter 1 0-1-0
Grand Rapids High 1 0-1-0
Greer 1 0-1-0
Hahneman Medical 1 0-1-0
Harvard Alumni 1 1-0-0
Haverford 1 0-0-1
Hyde Park High 1 0-1-0
Lawrenceville 1 0-1-0
Madison High 1 0-1-0
Maryland Agricultural 1 0-1-0
Minneapolis Central High 1 0-1-0
Minneapolis South High 1 0-1-0
Minnesota Alumni 1 0-1-0
Mount Airy Deaf School 1 0-1-0
New Jersey AC 1 0-1-0
Newton AC 2 0-2-0
Northwestern Academy 1 0-1-0
Orange Agricultural 1 0-1-0
Pennsylvania Reserves 2 1-1-0
Physicians & Surgeons 2 0-2-0
Rush Medical 2 0-2-0
Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 1 0-1-0
Volunteer AC 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
White Squadron 1 0-1-0
Worcester AC 1 0-1-0
Wyoming Seminary 2 0-2-0
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