College Football 1897
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1897/9/18 and 1897/11/25
Ratings based on Chi Square fit to Score Difference (ScoreDif)

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1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887
1897 - 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 36.70 1 34.00 13 12.62 Pennsylvania 15 15-0-0 1 15 15-0-0 NoDivi 2 15 15-0-0 Major-Ind
2 35.67 2 29.98 10 11.72 Princeton 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 1 10 9-1-0 Major-Ind
3 31.32 4 28.34 17 13.64 Harvard 12 10-1-1 3 12 10-1-1 NoDivi 3 10 8-1-1 Major-Ind
4 27.64 3 29.01 20 13.90 Yale 11 9-0-2 4 11 9-0-2 NoDivi 4 9 7-0-2 Major-Ind
5 27.00 5 24.64 11 11.86 Army 8 6-1-1 5 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 5 8 6-1-1 Major-Ind
6 21.30 9 16.19 7 10.29 Cornell 9 5-3-1 6 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 9 5-3-1 Major-Ind
7 20.52 7 20.46 18 13.65 Lafayette 12 9-2-1 7 12 9-2-1 NoDivi 7 10 7-2-1 Major-Ind
8 17.74 6 22.75 16 13.40 Navy 8 7-1-0 8 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 8 4 3-1-0 Major-Ind
9 16.33 8 17.39 6 10.06 Brown 11 7-4-0 9 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 9 10 6-4-0 Major-Ind
10 14.68 10 12.40 15 13.25 Dartmouth 7 4-3-0 10 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 10 6 3-3-0 Major-Ind
11 12.16 11 10.62 8 10.33 Virginia 3 1-2-0 11 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 12 3 1-2-0 Major-Ind
12 10.98 16 4.72 2 8.60 Carlisle 6 2-4-0 12 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Major-Ind
13 6.33 13 6.79 25 15.88 Dickinson College 5 3-2-0 13 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 16 5 3-2-0 Major-Ind
14 5.91 12 7.78 21 14.27 Wesleyan University 13 6-7-0 14 13 6-7-0 NoDivi 19 13 6-7-0 Major-Ind
15 4.67 17 4.33 5 10.00 Penn State 9 3-6-0 15 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 15 9 3-6-0 Major-Ind
16 1.69 18 1.86 24 15.86 Tufts University 13 6-7-0 16 13 6-7-0 NoDivi 30 13 6-7-0 Major-Ind
17 0.32 23 -3.53 26 16.25 Trinity College (CT) 6 2-4-0 17 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 24 6 2-4-0 Major-Ind
18 0.25 21 -1.42 34 31.40 Wisconsin 10 9-1-0 18 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 WC
19 -0.32 14 6.59 19 13.67 Bucknell 7 3-3-1 19 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 21 5 2-3-0 Major-Ind
20 -1.79 15 5.47 4 9.33 Lehigh 10 3-7-0 20 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 27 10 3-7-0 Major-Ind
21 -3.27 20 -1.21 1 6.38 Newton AC 4 0-4-0 21 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
22 -5.07 19 1.63 23 15.50 Pennsylvania Reserves 3 0-1-2 22 3 0-1-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
23 -6.04 24 -6.72 33 29.25 University of Chicago 12 11-1-0 23 12 11-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 WC
24 -7.30 22 -2.64 3 9.08 Franklin & Marshall 10 2-6-2 24 10 2-6-2 NoDivi 31 8 1-6-1 Major-Ind
25 -9.26 27 -12.55 14 13.17 Bloomsburg University 3 0-3-0 25 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 35 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
26 -10.88 25 -7.55 9 11.71 Williams College 8 0-7-1 26 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 37 8 0-7-1 Major-Ind
27 -11.79 29 -17.28 31 26.50 Illinois 8 6-2-0 27 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 WC
28 -11.84 26 -9.34 22 15.06 Amherst College 10 2-6-2 28 10 2-6-2 NoDivi 39 10 2-6-2 Major-Ind
29 -12.05 28 -13.92 12 12.50 Bowdoin College 7 1-5-1 29 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 38 7 1-5-1 Major-Ind
30 -17.05 31 -20.91 36 31.50 Michigan 8 6-1-1 30 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 WC
31 -23.24 30 -20.64 30 25.50 Northwestern 7 4-3-0 31 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 WC
32 -25.45 32 -24.63 27 20.00 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 32 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 43 3 0-3-0 Major-Ind
33 -30.64 34 -33.13 29 24.50 Beloit College 3 0-3-0 33 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
34 -36.45 33 -31.26 28 23.67 Lake Forest College 3 0-3-0 34 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
35 -37.09 35 -34.11 35 31.50 Purdue 9 5-3-1 35 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 WC
36 -41.68 36 -44.10 32 28.33 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 36 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 WC
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
Indiana 1 0-1-0
Iowa 1 1-0-0
Iowa State 1 1-0-0
Missouri 1 0-1-0
Notre Dame 1 0-1-0
Ohio State 1 0-1-0
Rutgers 1 0-1-0
Syracuse 1 0-1-0
Colgate 2 1-1-0
Holy Cross 2 0-1-1
Illinois State 1 0-1-0
Maine 1 1-0-0
Monmouth (NJ) 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 2 0-2-0
Villanova 2 0-2-0
Bates College 1 1-0-0
Carleton College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 2 1-0-1
DePauw University 1 0-1-0
Eureka College 2 0-2-0
Gettysburg College 2 0-2-0
Grinnell College 1 0-1-0
Knox College 1 0-1-0
Macalester College 1 0-1-0
MIT 4 1-3-0
Oberlin College 2 1-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-0-1
Washington & Jefferson 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 0-1-0
Andover 2 1-1-0
Armour Institute 1 0-1-0
Boston University 2 1-1-0
Chicago Athletic Club 1 0-1-0
Elizabeth AC 1 0-1-0
Englewood High 1 0-1-0
Exeter 2 1-1-0
Haverford 1 1-0-0
Hyde Park High 2 0-2-0
Lancaster Crescents 1 0-1-0
Madison High 2 0-2-0
Maryland-Baltimore 1 0-1-0
Minneapolis South High 1 0-1-0
New York University 1 0-1-0
Newtowne AC 1 0-1-0
Northwestern Alumni 1 0-1-0
Physicians & Surgeons 2 0-2-0
Platteville 1 0-1-0
Princeton B 1 0-1-0
Purdue Alumni 1 0-0-1
Rush Medical 2 0-2-0
Stevens Tech 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 1 0-0-1
Temperance AC 1 0-1-0
White Squadron 1 0-1-0
Williamsport 1 0-1-0
Wisconsin Alumni 1 1-0-0
Wyoming Seminary 1 0-1-0
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