College Football 1897
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1897/9/18 and 1897/11/25
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss (WinLoss)

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Major Independents [Major-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1897
1897 - 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
Pennsylvania 15 15-0-0 15 15-0-0 1 15 15-0-0
Princeton 10 9-1-0 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0
Harvard 10 8-1-1 12 10-1-1 3 12 10-1-1
Yale 9 7-0-2 11 9-0-2 4 11 9-0-2
Army 8 6-1-1 8 6-1-1 5 8 6-1-1
Cornell 9 5-3-1 9 5-3-1 6 9 5-3-1
Lafayette 10 7-2-1 12 9-2-1 7 12 9-2-1
Navy 4 3-1-0 8 7-1-0 8 8 7-1-0
Brown 10 6-4-0 11 7-4-0 9 11 7-4-0
Dartmouth 6 3-3-0 7 4-3-0 10 7 4-3-0
Virginia 3 1-2-0 3 1-2-0 11 3 1-2-0
Carlisle 5 1-4-0 6 2-4-0 12 6 2-4-0
Dickinson College 5 3-2-0 5 3-2-0 13 5 3-2-0
Wesleyan University 13 6-7-0 13 6-7-0 14 13 6-7-0
Penn State 9 3-6-0 9 3-6-0 15 9 3-6-0
Tufts University 13 6-7-0 13 6-7-0 16 13 6-7-0
Trinity College (CT) 6 2-4-0 6 2-4-0 17 6 2-4-0
Bucknell 5 2-3-0 7 3-3-1 19 7 3-3-1
Lehigh 10 3-7-0 10 3-7-0 20 10 3-7-0
Franklin & Marshall 8 1-6-1 10 2-6-2 24 10 2-6-2
Bloomsburg University 3 0-3-0 3 0-3-0 25 3 0-3-0
Williams College 8 0-7-1 8 0-7-1 26 8 0-7-1
Amherst College 10 2-6-2 10 2-6-2 28 10 2-6-2
Bowdoin College 7 1-5-1 7 1-5-1 29 7 1-5-1
Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 3 0-3-0 32 3 0-3-0
Beloit College 3 0-3-0 33 3 0-3-0
Lake Forest College 3 0-3-0 34 3 0-3-0
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
Indiana 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Iowa 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Iowa State 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Missouri 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Notre Dame 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Ohio State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Rutgers 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Syracuse 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Colgate 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Holy Cross 2 0-1-1 2 0-1-1 2 0-1-1
Illinois State 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Maine 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Monmouth (NJ) 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Villanova 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Bates College 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Carleton College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Colby College 2 1-0-1 2 1-0-1 2 1-0-1
DePauw University 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Eureka College 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Gettysburg College 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Grinnell College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Knox College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Macalester College 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
MIT 4 1-3-0 4 1-3-0 4 1-3-0
Oberlin College 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1
Washington & Jefferson 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Andover 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Boston University 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Exeter 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0 2 1-1-0
Haverford 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
New York University 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Physicians & Surgeons 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Stevens Tech 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1
Major-Ind results for other seasons
190719061905190419031902190119001899189818971896189518941893189218911890188918881887
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Western Conference [WC] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1897
1897 - 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 21.707 1 18.99 6 4.667 Wisconsin 3 3-0-0 21 10 9-1-0 21 10 9-1-0
2 12.708 2 15.25 2 3.250 University of Chicago 4 3-1-0 24 12 11-1-0 24 12 11-1-0
4 3.358 3 1.67 7 5.000 Michigan 3 2-1-0 31 8 6-1-1 31 8 6-1-1
3 5.981 4 1.20 4 4.000 Illinois 2 1-1-0 29 8 6-2-0 29 8 6-2-0
5 -6.461 5 -4.88 1 1.500 Northwestern 2 0-2-0 30 7 4-3-0 30 7 4-3-0
6 -18.382 6 -12.84 5 4.667 Purdue 3 1-2-0 35 9 5-3-1 35 9 5-3-1
7 -18.911 7 -19.39 3 3.500 Minnesota 3 0-3-0 36 8 4-4-0 36 8 4-4-0
WC results for other seasons
190719061905190419031902190119001899189818971896189518941893189218911890188918881887
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Minor Independents [Minor-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1897
1897 - 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
Newton AC 4 0-4-0 21 4 0-4-0
Pennsylvania Reserves 3 0-1-2 22 3 0-1-2
Armour Institute 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
Englewood High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Hyde Park High 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Lancaster Crescents 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Madison High 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Maryland-Baltimore 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Minneapolis South High 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Newtowne AC 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Northwestern Alumni 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Platteville 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Princeton B 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Purdue Alumni 1 0-0-1 1 0-0-1
Rush Medical 2 0-2-0 2 0-2-0
Temperance AC 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
White Squadron 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Williamsport 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Wisconsin Alumni 1 1-0-0 1 1-0-0
Wyoming Seminary 1 0-1-0 1 0-1-0
Minor-Ind results for other seasons
190719061905190419031902190119001899189818971896189518941893189218911890188918881887
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