College Football 1905
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1905/9/16 and 1905/12/2
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 63.14 1 61.27 7 11.77 University of Chicago 11 11-0-0 1 11 11-0-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Western
2 63.10 2 54.58 4 9.58 Minnesota 11 10-1-0 2 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 Western
3 61.29 3 53.47 10 13.17 Michigan 13 12-1-0 3 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Western
4 54.15 4 49.03 11 13.38 Wisconsin 10 8-2-0 4 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 4 3 1-2-0 Western
6 48.90 5 45.43 16 16.36 Purdue 8 6-1-1 6 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 3 3 1-1-1 Western
7 45.47 6 44.90 13 14.42 Nebraska 11 9-2-0 5 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Western Indep
5 50.08 7 44.84 12 13.50 Indiana 10 8-1-1 7 5 3-1-1 NoDivi 6 2 0-1-1 Western
9 38.57 8 42.96 14 14.92 Northwestern 11 8-2-1 9 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 Western
10 38.50 9 39.90 22 23.81 Iowa 10 8-2-0 10 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 8 2 0-2-0 Western
8 39.43 10 38.35 28 27.25 Colorado 9 8-1-0 8 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 3 6 5-1-0 Western Indep
15 29.16 11 36.44 39 32.88 Colorado College 8 5-1-2 12 6 4-0-2 NoDivi 6 5 3-0-2 Western Indep
11 33.09 12 35.72 1 7.25 Lawrence University 5 2-3-0 14 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 1 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
14 29.98 13 35.31 15 15.94 Illinois 9 5-4-0 15 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 7 3 0-3-0 Western
13 31.59 14 34.82 41 36.40 Colorado School of Mines 6 5-0-1 11 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 4 5 4-0-1 Western Indep
12 32.07 15 32.95 34 29.93 Kansas 11 10-1-0 13 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 5 5 4-1-0 Western Indep
21 21.28 16 31.29 6 11.50 Marquette 3 1-2-0 18 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
18 27.02 17 30.06 36 30.33 Iowa State 9 6-3-0 16 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 Western Indep
16 28.66 18 27.47 3 9.00 Wabash College 7 2-5-0 20 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 5 1 1-0-0 Eastern Indep
23 20.74 19 25.00 31 29.20 Utah 8 6-2-0 19 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 Western Indep
25 19.02 20 24.43 21 22.92 Washburn University 6 3-3-0 21 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 10 5 2-3-0 Western Indep
38 7.88 21 23.55 25 25.00 Grinnell College 5 3-2-0 23 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 7 3 2-1-0 Western Indep
17 27.41 22 23.27 8 12.30 Notre Dame 9 5-4-0 25 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 13 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
26 16.71 23 22.85 33 29.90 Washington MO 10 6-3-1 22 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 9 2 1-1-0 Western Indep
20 21.89 24 22.28 9 12.93 Beloit College 10 3-6-1 26 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 11 2 1-1-0 Eastern Indep
22 20.75 25 22.23 18 19.50 Saint Louis 3 1-2-0 24 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
33 11.04 26 19.44 2 8.75 North Central College 3 0-2-1 35 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
27 14.98 27 17.54 37 30.86 Drake 8 4-4-0 28 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 11 4 2-2-0 Western Indep
31 13.27 28 16.82 55 60.00 Transylvania 3 2-0-1 17 3 2-0-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
29 14.09 29 16.69 5 9.67 North Division High 3 0-3-0 34 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
24 19.75 30 15.83 54 59.50 Yale 10 10-0-0 27 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 1 7 7-0-0 Northeast Indep
35 9.48 31 14.21 40 34.00 Oklahoma 9 7-2-0 29 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 16 4 2-2-0 Western Indep
37 9.17 32 13.66 30 28.92 Colorado State 7 3-4-0 33 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 12 6 2-4-0 Western Indep
36 9.18 33 12.55 64 64.83 Pennsylvania 13 12-0-1 30 12 11-0-1 NoDivi 3 5 4-0-1 Eastern Indep
40 6.68 34 12.50 26 25.21 Denver 10 3-5-2 31 8 2-5-1 NoDivi 13 7 1-5-1 Western Indep
19 24.49 35 12.25 49 58.21 Vanderbilt 8 7-1-0 32 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 2 5 5-0-0 Southern Indep
28 14.76 36 12.25 29 28.00 Kansas State 3 1-2-0 37 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
34 9.59 37 12.22 32 29.58 Missouri 9 5-4-0 38 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 15 3 1-2-0 Western Indep
32 12.07 38 10.55 47 56.92 Swarthmore College 6 5-1-0 36 6 5-1-0 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
49 2.17 39 10.01 24 24.33 Northern Iowa 3 0-2-1 39 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
43 6.31 40 8.06 17 16.62 Knox College 5 0-4-1 40 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 18 1 0-1-0 Eastern Indep
51 1.04 41 6.36 23 24.17 Coe College 9 1-7-1 44 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 14 4 0-4-0 Western Indep
39 7.86 42 4.72 51 58.85 Harvard 11 8-2-1 42 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 2 8 6-1-1 Northeast Indep
41 6.56 43 4.58 67 64.94 Navy 12 10-1-1 41 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
60 -6.13 44 4.47 19 19.50 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 43 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 17 4 0-4-0 Western Indep
30 13.40 45 3.78 20 21.17 Denver Agricultural 3 0-3-0 46 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
42 6.36 46 2.67 75 66.19 Dartmouth 10 7-1-2 47 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 6 8 5-1-2 Northeast Indep
44 5.13 47 2.04 76 67.10 Princeton 10 8-2-0 45 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 4 5 5-0-0 Eastern Indep
48 3.26 48 0.98 38 31.42 Haskell Indian Nation 6 1-5-0 52 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 18 5 1-4-0 Western Indep
53 0.45 49 0.58 66 64.94 Carlisle 9 7-2-0 48 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 7 4 3-1-0 Eastern Indep
45 3.68 50 0.34 89 72.21 Virginia Tech 10 9-1-0 49 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 1 2 2-0-0 Southern Indep
46 3.65 51 0.01 94 74.08 Georgia Tech 7 6-0-1 50 6 5-0-1 NoDivi 3 5 4-0-1 Southern Indep
52 0.80 52 -0.92 46 55.50 Texas 9 5-4-0 51 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 19 5 3-2-0 Western Indep
56 -3.03 53 -2.13 52 59.10 Wesleyan University 10 7-2-1 53 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-1-1 Northeast Indep
71 -13.72 54 -2.90 27 26.67 Simpson IA 3 0-3-0 58 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
57 -3.15 55 -3.62 71 65.36 Lafayette 10 7-2-1 55 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 8 5 2-2-1 Eastern Indep
64 -7.07 56 -4.17 42 50.92 Columbia 9 4-3-2 54 7 2-3-2 NoDivi 3 5 2-1-2 Northeast Indep
55 -0.47 57 -5.06 50 58.67 Sewanee 7 4-2-1 56 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 Southern Indep
50 1.07 58 -5.45 44 52.31 Army 9 4-4-1 57 8 3-4-1 NoDivi 5 5 3-2-0 Northeast Indep
47 3.41 59 -6.96 35 30.00 Arkansas 3 0-3-0 61 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
61 -6.22 60 -8.01 88 71.78 Penn State 11 8-3-0 62 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 Eastern Indep
54 0.17 61 -8.11 83 68.45 Brown 11 7-4-0 64 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 10 8 5-3-0 Northeast Indep
65 -7.36 62 -8.25 82 68.31 Holy Cross 9 6-3-0 63 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 8 6 3-3-0 Northeast Indep
58 -3.83 63 -8.54 59 61.06 Cornell 10 6-4-0 65 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 11 2 1-1-0 Northeast Indep
63 -7.06 64 -8.70 93 74.00 Amherst College 6 3-1-2 59 6 3-1-2 NoDivi 7 6 3-1-2 Northeast Indep
68 -11.69 65 -8.96 61 63.42 North Carolina 8 4-3-1 66 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 Southern Indep
70 -12.65 66 -9.97 99 77.64 Texas A&M 9 7-2-0 60 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 20 5 4-1-0 Western Indep
62 -6.47 67 -10.29 70 65.21 Syracuse 11 8-3-0 67 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 Northeast Indep
59 -5.14 68 -10.93 80 68.17 Clemson 6 3-2-1 68 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 3-2-1 Southern Indep
67 -10.75 69 -14.01 102 81.36 Pittsburgh 12 10-2-0 69 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 10 3 2-1-0 Eastern Indep
79 -19.36 70 -14.10 56 60.00 Ursinus College 3 1-2-0 70 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
74 -15.25 71 -14.77 96 76.69 Tufts University 8 5-3-0 71 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 12 7 4-3-0 Northeast Indep
66 -10.54 72 -16.19 72 65.64 Alabama 10 6-4-0 72 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 7 7 3-4-0 Southern Indep
80 -20.48 73 -16.76 48 57.50 Virginia 9 5-4-0 73 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 Southern Indep
75 -16.16 74 -17.09 57 60.57 Williams College 7 2-5-0 74 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 13 7 2-5-0 Northeast Indep
72 -15.15 75 -17.42 100 77.71 Washington and Jefferson 12 9-3-0 75 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 14 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
85 -22.74 76 -19.22 84 69.81 Bucknell 10 5-5-0 76 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 12 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
77 -18.88 77 -20.44 95 75.75 Maine 8 4-3-1 77 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 15 6 2-3-1 Northeast Indep
69 -12.42 78 -21.55 65 64.83 Colgate 9 5-4-0 78 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
73 -15.22 79 -21.66 60 63.12 Cumberland TN 7 3-4-0 79 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Eastern Indep
76 -18.14 80 -22.09 69 65.00 Dickinson College 4 1-3-0 80 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 15 4 1-3-0 Eastern Indep
78 -18.90 81 -22.53 45 52.80 Tennessee 9 3-5-1 81 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 0-4-1 Southern Indep
90 -29.26 82 -22.85 58 61.00 Villanova 10 3-7-0 83 6 1-5-0 NoDivi 16 5 0-5-0 Eastern Indep
89 -28.76 83 -23.90 43 52.00 Virginia Military 3 0-3-0 84 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
87 -26.33 84 -24.83 90 72.83 Bowdoin College 6 2-4-0 85 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 16 5 1-4-0 Northeast Indep
88 -27.54 85 -24.99 103 82.21 Texas Christian 8 4-4-0 82 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 21 6 2-4-0 Western Indep
81 -20.56 86 -25.20 86 71.33 Bates College 5 1-2-2 87 5 1-2-2 NoDivi 17 5 1-2-2 Northeast Indep
82 -21.40 87 -25.63 68 65.00 Auburn 6 2-4-0 86 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 10 4 1-3-0 Southern Indep
91 -30.25 88 -27.95 85 70.22 Lehigh 13 6-7-0 89 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 17 5 0-5-0 Eastern Indep
84 -22.61 89 -28.32 87 71.42 Vermont 7 2-4-1 91 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 18 5 0-4-1 Northeast Indep
86 -25.52 90 -29.13 92 73.56 Massachusetts 10 3-7-0 90 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 19 7 1-6-0 Northeast Indep
93 -32.11 91 -30.18 104 84.33 Trinity University TX 3 1-2-0 88 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
96 -36.56 92 -30.61 79 67.81 Georgetown 9 2-7-0 92 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 11 1 0-1-0 Southern Indep
92 -31.61 93 -32.54 63 64.50 Worcester Tech 3 0-3-0 93 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
102 -40.93 94 -32.99 73 65.67 Lebanon Valley College 3 0-3-0 95 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
94 -35.24 95 -34.52 53 59.50 Springfield College 3 0-3-0 96 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
101 -40.80 96 -34.69 98 77.07 Baylor 7 1-6-0 94 7 1-6-0 NoDivi 22 6 1-5-0 Western Indep
99 -38.82 97 -35.35 77 67.33 California PA 3 0-3-0 97 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
98 -37.85 98 -35.35 78 67.33 Geneva 3 0-3-0 98 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
103 -41.87 99 -35.67 62 64.00 Franklin & Marshall 3 0-3-0 100 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
83 -22.39 100 -36.00 74 66.17 Hamilton College 3 0-3-0 101 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
100 -39.48 101 -38.05 81 68.30 Georgia 6 1-5-0 102 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 12 4 0-4-0 Southern Indep
95 -35.37 102 -39.20 101 79.90 New Hampshire 8 2-4-2 99 7 1-4-2 NoDivi 20 6 0-4-2 Northeast Indep
97 -37.13 103 -40.50 91 73.33 Colby College 3 0-3-0 103 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
105 -50.53 104 -43.94 97 77.00 Gallaudet 3 0-3-0 104 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
104 -42.83 105 -54.36 105 90.50 Middlebury College 3 0-3-0 105 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NoConf
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Cincinnati 2 0-2-0
Connecticut 1 0-1-0
Kentucky 2 1-1-0
Maryland 1 0-1-0
Michigan State 2 0-2-0
Mississippi 1 0-1-0
Mississippi State 2 0-2-0
North Carolina State 2 0-1-1
Ohio State 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
South Carolina 1 0-1-0
Utah State 1 0-1-0
West Virginia 1 0-1-0
Butler 1 0-1-0
Davidson 2 1-1-0
Fordham 2 0-2-0
Monmouth NJ 2 1-1-0
Montana 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Colorado 2 0-2-0
Rhode Island 2 0-2-0
Saint Thomas MN 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 2 1-1-0
Central Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 2 0-2-0
Missouri Rolla 2 0-2-0
Sacred Heart 1 0-1-0
Seton Hill 1 0-1-0
Truman State 1 0-1-0
William Jewell 1 0-1-0
Albion College 1 0-1-0
Albright 1 0-1-0
Alfred University 1 0-1-0
Allegheny College 1 0-1-0
Austin College 2 0-2-0
Bethany WV 2 0-2-0
Case Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Centre College 2 0-2-0
Cornell College 1 0-1-0
Cortland State 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Gettysburg College 2 0-2-0
Hobart College 2 0-2-0
Illinois College 1 0-1-0
Kalamazoo College 1 0-1-0
Maryville College 2 0-2-0
McDaniel College 1 0-1-0
Mount Union College 1 0-1-0
Norwich 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Northern 2 0-2-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon College 1 0-1-0
Rensselaer 1 0-1-0
Ripon College 1 0-1-0
Rochester 2 0-2-0
Rose-Hulman 1 0-0-1
Saint Lawrence 1 0-1-0
Susquehanna 1 0-1-0
Trinity College CT 1 0-1-0
Union College NY 2 0-2-0
Washington & Lee 1 0-1-0
Westminster College MO 1 0-1-0
Westminster PA 2 0-2-0
Bethany KS 1 0-1-0
Doane College 1 0-1-0
American Medical 1 0-1-0
American University 1 0-1-0
Andover 1 1-0-0
Bennett Medical 1 0-1-0
Butler YMCA 1 0-1-0
Camp Russell 1 0-1-0
Cheyenne High School 1 0-1-0
Chicago Medical 1 0-1-0
Colorado Alumni 1 0-1-0
Colorado Springs High 1 1-0-0
Company I Marinette 1 0-1-0
Creighton 1 0-1-0
Dahlonega 2 0-2-0
Des Moines 2 1-1-0
Drury 2 1-1-0
East Denver High 1 0-0-1
Evanston High School 1 0-1-0
Fort Douglas 1 0-1-0
George Washington 2 0-2-0
Grand Island 1 0-1-0
Haverford 2 0-2-0
Houston YMCA 1 0-1-0
Indiana Alumni 1 0-1-0
Jefferson Medical 1 0-1-0
Kansas City Medics 1 0-1-0
Kents Hill 1 0-1-0
Kingfisher 1 0-1-0
Lincoln High 1 0-1-0
Mansfield University 1 0-1-0
Maryland Agricultural 1 1-0-0
Medico-Chirurgical 2 0-2-0
Mooney 1 0-1-0
New York University 2 0-2-0
North Denver High 2 0-2-0
Ohio Medical 2 0-2-0
Physicians & Surgeons 1 0-1-0
Pittsburgh Lyceum 1 0-1-0
Platteville 1 0-1-0
Regis 1 0-1-0
Roanoke 1 0-1-0
Rockford High 1 0-0-1
Saint John's (Maryland) 2 0-2-0
Saint Viator 1 0-1-0
Shattuck 1 0-1-0
Springfield YMCA 1 0-1-0
Steelton YMCA 1 1-0-0
Tarkio 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Deaf School 1 0-1-0
Twin Cities High 1 0-1-0
Wendell Phillips 1 0-1-0
Wisconsin Alumni 1 0-1-0
Wyoming Seminary 1 0-1-0
William Penn College 2 0-2-0
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