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 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 36.85 1 33.94 13 12.62 Pennsylvania 15 15-0-0 1 13 13-0-0 NoDivi 2 7 7-0-0 Eastern Indep
2 35.78 2 29.99 10 11.78 Princeton 11 10-1-0 2 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 1 6 6-0-0 Eastern Indep
5 26.99 3 29.16 21 14.94 Yale 11 9-0-2 3 10 8-0-2 NoDivi 2 7 5-0-2 Northeast Indep
3 31.95 4 28.29 20 14.50 Harvard 12 10-1-1 4 11 9-1-1 NoDivi 1 9 8-0-1 Northeast Indep
4 27.00 5 24.65 11 11.93 Army 8 6-1-1 5 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 3 6 4-1-1 Northeast Indep
8 17.85 6 22.74 16 13.40 Navy 8 7-1-0 6 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
7 20.58 7 20.44 17 13.65 Lafayette 12 9-2-1 7 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 Eastern Indep
9 16.35 8 17.40 6 10.06 Brown 11 7-4-0 8 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 Northeast Indep
6 21.47 9 16.16 7 10.29 Cornell 9 5-3-1 9 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
10 14.87 10 12.39 14 13.17 Dartmouth 7 4-3-0 10 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 Northeast Indep
11 12.28 11 10.58 8 10.33 Virginia 3 1-2-0 11 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
14 5.90 12 7.78 19 14.19 Wesleyan University 13 6-7-0 12 13 6-7-0 NoDivi 7 10 5-5-0 Northeast Indep
13 6.42 13 6.76 25 15.88 Dickinson College 5 3-2-0 13 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 6 4 2-2-0 Eastern Indep
19 -0.21 14 6.56 18 13.67 Bucknell 7 3-3-1 14 6 2-3-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
20 -1.71 15 5.45 4 9.28 Lehigh 10 3-7-0 15 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 7 1-6-0 Eastern Indep
12 10.81 16 4.74 2 8.90 Carlisle 6 2-4-0 16 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 Eastern Indep
15 4.78 17 4.30 5 10.00 Penn State 9 3-6-0 17 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 8 6 1-5-0 Eastern Indep
16 1.76 18 1.85 24 15.64 Tufts University 13 6-7-0 18 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 8 8 4-4-0 Northeast Indep
22 -4.96 19 1.60 23 15.50 Pennsylvania Reserves 3 0-1-2 19 3 0-1-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
21 -3.16 20 -1.20 1 6.50 Newton AC 4 0-4-0 20 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
18 0.07 21 -1.40 34 31.40 Wisconsin 10 9-1-0 21 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 1 3 3-0-0 Western
24 -7.20 22 -2.67 3 9.08 Franklin & Marshall 10 2-6-2 22 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 10 4 0-4-0 Eastern Indep
17 0.24 23 -3.53 26 16.17 Trinity College CT 6 2-4-0 23 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
23 -6.22 24 -6.70 33 29.42 University of Chicago 12 11-1-0 24 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 4 3-1-0 Western
26 -10.86 25 -7.55 9 11.71 Williams College 8 0-7-1 25 7 0-6-1 NoDivi 10 6 0-5-1 Northeast Indep
27 -11.86 26 -9.34 22 15.12 Amherst College 10 2-6-2 26 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 11 8 1-6-1 Northeast Indep
25 -9.16 27 -12.58 15 13.17 Bloomsburg University 3 0-3-0 27 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
28 -11.95 28 -13.94 12 12.50 Bowdoin College 7 1-5-1 28 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 Northeast Indep
29 -11.96 29 -17.26 31 26.50 Illinois 8 6-2-0 29 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 Western
31 -23.42 30 -20.61 30 25.50 Northwestern 7 4-3-0 30 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 5 2 0-2-0 Western
30 -17.22 31 -20.88 35 31.50 Michigan 8 6-1-1 31 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 Western
32 -25.48 32 -24.63 27 19.83 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 32 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
34 -36.63 33 -31.24 28 24.00 Lake Forest College 3 0-3-0 33 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
33 -30.82 34 -33.11 29 24.50 Beloit College 3 0-3-0 34 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
35 -37.27 35 -34.08 36 31.83 Purdue 9 5-3-1 35 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 Western
36 -41.86 36 -44.07 32 28.33 Minnesota 8 4-4-0 36 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 Western
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 and 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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