College Football 1916
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1916/9/23 and 1916/12/9
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1916 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
32 12.60 34 9.95 1 8.83 Carnegie Mellon 3 0-3-0 1 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
3 41.26 2 39.64 2 10.00 Brown 9 8-1-0 2 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 NEI
46 4.76 54 1.70 3 13.50 Holy Cross 3 0-3-0 3 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
75 -5.92 55 1.46 4 14.17 Villanova 3 0-3-0 4 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
69 -4.34 56 1.40 5 15.33 Case Western Reserve 3 0-3-0 5 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
81 -8.51 66 -1.68 6 17.17 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 6 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -7.85 73 -4.16 7 21.33 Franklin & Marshall 3 0-3-0 7 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
1 43.73 4 36.31 8 21.40 Colgate 9 8-1-0 8 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 NEI
4 37.57 3 38.20 9 22.67 Yale 9 8-1-0 9 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 NEI
79 -7.80 70 -3.30 10 22.88 Westminster (PA) 4 0-4-0 10 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
2 41.72 1 41.36 11 25.86 Pittsburgh 8 8-0-0 11 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 3 3 3-0-0 EIC
63 -1.78 43 6.32 12 27.25 Susquehanna 4 1-3-0 12 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
30 16.69 30 13.07 13 28.38 Tufts University 4 2-2-0 13 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
70 -4.47 53 1.77 14 28.57 West Virginia Wesleyan 9 3-6-0 14 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 4 4 0-4-0 EIC
25 18.84 24 17.03 15 29.00 Rutgers 7 3-2-2 15 7 3-2-2 NoDivi 5 2 0-1-1 EIC
22 20.01 27 14.49 16 29.64 Syracuse 9 5-4-0 16 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 2 2 0-2-0 NEI
21 20.05 26 15.62 17 30.36 Illinois 7 3-3-1 17 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 2 5 2-2-1 Big 9
49 3.41 44 4.77 18 31.00 Gettysburg College 4 1-3-0 18 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
10 27.82 9 23.91 19 31.31 Harvard 10 7-3-0 19 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 3 1-2-0 NEI
5 35.12 13 21.82 20 31.62 Minnesota 7 6-1-0 20 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 7 4 3-1-0 Big 9
9 28.33 7 31.06 21 32.39 Pennsylvania 11 7-3-1 21 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 10 6 5-1-0 EIC
52 2.18 49 4.03 22 32.67 Multnomah Agricultural 3 1-2-0 22 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
13 25.02 12 22.18 23 32.69 Navy 10 6-3-1 23 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 2 3 2-1-0 MAI
20 20.13 28 14.24 24 32.80 Wisconsin 7 4-2-1 24 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 1 4 1-2-1 Big 9
16 21.79 25 16.41 25 32.93 Dartmouth 9 5-2-2 25 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 8 1 1-0-0 NEI
64 -2.44 40 8.70 26 33.50 Marietta College 3 1-2-0 26 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
18 21.68 23 17.76 27 34.94 West Virginia 9 5-2-2 27 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 9 3 1-1-1 EIC
11 26.81 10 22.88 28 35.00 Princeton 8 6-2-0 28 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 13 2 2-0-0 EIC
72 -4.80 82 -7.91 29 35.90 Lebanon Valley College 5 0-4-1 29 5 0-4-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
40 8.12 71 -3.85 30 36.88 California 11 6-4-1 30 11 6-4-1 NoDivi 2 3 0-3-0 PCC
45 6.28 42 7.17 31 36.90 Iowa 7 4-3-0 31 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 Big 9
28 18.43 15 21.11 32 37.57 Cornell 8 6-2-0 32 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 7 1 0-1-0 NEI
35 11.78 36 9.89 33 37.67 University of Chicago 7 3-4-0 33 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 Big 9
74 -5.84 81 -7.87 34 38.90 Purdue 7 2-4-1 34 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 0-4-1 Big 9
56 1.24 50 3.16 35 39.33 Lafayette 9 2-6-1 35 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 7 4 0-4-0 EIC
71 -4.74 67 -2.26 36 39.39 Bucknell 12 3-9-0 36 12 3-9-0 NoDivi 6 2 0-2-0 EIC
88 -12.27 90 -15.65 37 39.88 Haskell Indian Nation 5 1-4-0 37 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
6 31.39 5 33.70 38 40.08 Army 9 9-0-0 38 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NEI
8 28.83 6 33.10 39 40.40 Ohio State 7 7-0-0 39 7 7-0-0 NoDivi 4 4 4-0-0 Big 9
19 20.31 22 17.95 40 41.06 Washington & Lee 9 5-2-2 40 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 5 2 2-0-0 MAI
23 19.74 8 25.58 41 42.25 Washington & Jefferson 10 8-2-0 41 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 8 3 2-1-0 EIC
103 -23.81 89 -15.40 42 42.50 Albright 4 0-4-0 42 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -3.96 83 -8.19 43 42.60 Oregon State 9 4-5-0 43 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 1 2 0-2-0 PCC
15 22.22 11 22.64 44 44.28 Penn State 10 8-2-0 44 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 11 6 4-2-0 EIC
62 -0.32 52 1.94 45 44.42 Kansas 8 4-3-1 45 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 1 4 1-2-1 MVIAA
27 18.60 20 18.24 46 44.83 Michigan 9 7-2-0 46 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 EIC
66 -2.57 72 -3.95 47 45.58 Indiana 7 2-4-1 47 7 2-4-1 NoDivi 6 4 0-3-1 Big 9
78 -7.40 65 -1.67 48 45.67 Catholic University 3 1-2-0 48 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
17 21.74 14 21.11 49 47.12 Notre Dame 9 8-1-0 49 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 EIC
89 -12.44 80 -7.18 50 47.50 Drake 8 3-5-0 50 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 3 4 1-3-0 MVIAA
100 -21.77 100 -20.39 51 48.88 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 51 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 128 1 0-1-0 Major-Ind
12 25.36 21 18.08 52 49.38 Washington 7 6-0-1 52 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 3 4 3-0-1 PCC
85 -11.00 78 -6.41 53 49.50 North Carolina State 7 2-5-0 53 7 2-5-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 MAI
7 28.93 16 20.57 54 49.60 Oregon 8 7-0-1 54 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-0-1 PCC
57 0.96 63 -0.14 55 50.75 Tulane 8 4-3-1 55 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 SWIC
41 8.05 46 4.61 56 51.10 Iowa State 8 5-2-1 56 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 MVIAA
61 -0.30 68 -2.39 57 51.50 Virginia 9 4-5-0 57 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 4 3-1-0 MAI
101 -22.26 97 -19.45 58 51.62 Roanoke 4 0-4-0 58 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
58 0.63 38 8.88 59 52.12 Kansas State 8 6-1-1 59 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 2 3 1-1-1 MVIAA
34 12.31 29 13.81 60 52.43 Nebraska 8 6-2-0 60 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
29 17.34 17 20.51 61 52.83 Northwestern 7 6-1-0 61 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 9 5 4-1-0 Big 9
59 0.51 58 0.60 62 54.25 Kentucky 7 4-1-2 62 7 4-1-2 NoDivi 5 3 1-1-1 SWIC
44 6.62 45 4.67 63 54.67 North Carolina 9 5-4-0 63 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 6 5-1-0 MAI
31 13.68 32 11.68 64 55.79 Lehigh 9 6-2-1 64 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 12 2 1-1-0 EIC
90 -13.13 106 -24.81 65 57.00 Oklahoma State 8 4-4-0 66 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 3 3 0-3-0 SWAC
102 -23.51 99 -20.22 66 57.00 Florida 5 0-5-0 65 5 0-5-0 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 SWIC
14 24.69 19 18.68 67 57.29 Georgetown 9 8-1-0 67 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 3 2 1-1-0 MAI
93 -17.03 92 -16.34 68 59.92 Colorado 7 1-5-1 68 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 RMAC
95 -18.26 91 -16.00 69 60.00 Maryville College 3 0-2-1 69 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 129 1 0-1-0 Major-Ind
24 18.96 18 19.69 70 60.81 Georgia Tech 9 8-0-1 70 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 7 4 4-0-0 SWIC
36 10.84 33 10.58 71 61.07 Virginia Tech 9 7-2-0 71 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 7 4 4-0-0 MAI
76 -5.95 86 -13.11 72 61.93 Oklahoma 11 6-5-0 72 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 7 3 2-1-0 SWAC
83 -9.94 87 -13.22 73 62.10 Virginia Military 9 4-5-0 73 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 4 4 1-3-0 MAI
115 -44.65 114 -31.06 74 62.83 Mercer 3 0-3-0 74 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
68 -4.03 74 -4.29 75 63.10 Colorado Mines 6 3-2-1 75 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 2 5 2-2-1 RMAC
26 18.70 37 9.24 76 64.10 Colorado College 7 6-1-0 76 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 3 5 4-1-0 RMAC
50 3.18 62 0.07 77 64.93 Sewanee 9 5-2-2 77 9 5-2-2 NoDivi 131 4 4-0-0 Major-Ind
96 -19.51 110 -28.09 78 65.33 Southern California 3 0-3-0 78 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
105 -24.55 96 -17.84 79 65.62 Washington MO 7 3-3-1 79 7 3-3-1 NoDivi 7 2 0-2-0 MVIAA
55 1.39 59 0.49 80 65.90 Denver 7 4-2-1 80 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 RMAC
39 8.23 39 8.87 81 66.29 Missouri 8 6-1-1 81 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 6 5 3-1-1 MVIAA
110 -32.40 113 -30.91 82 66.67 Utah State 7 1-5-1 82 7 1-5-1 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 RMAC
53 1.56 48 4.60 83 67.11 Georgia 9 6-3-0 83 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 8 4 2-2-0 SWIC
33 12.36 41 7.87 84 69.29 Vanderbilt 9 7-1-1 84 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 12 4 3-1-0 SWIC
73 -5.58 69 -2.41 85 69.36 Alabama 9 6-3-0 85 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 11 6 3-3-0 SWIC
91 -14.87 95 -17.81 86 71.83 Southwestern (TX) 6 1-4-1 86 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 SWAC
60 -0.10 51 3.15 87 72.00 Auburn 8 6-2-0 87 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 SWIC
111 -33.33 112 -30.90 88 72.50 Mississippi 9 3-6-0 88 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 10 5 0-5-0 SWIC
98 -21.49 102 -21.98 89 73.30 Wyoming 5 1-4-0 89 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 RMAC
54 1.47 77 -6.09 90 74.60 Utah 5 3-2-0 90 5 3-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 RMAC
38 9.90 31 11.80 91 75.57 Colorado State 7 6-0-1 91 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 8 7 6-0-1 RMAC
108 -31.48 107 -26.91 92 75.88 Austin College 4 0-3-1 92 4 0-3-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
87 -12.07 85 -12.77 93 76.70 Mississippi College 7 4-3-0 93 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 15 5 2-3-0 SWIC
92 -16.45 108 -27.23 94 77.40 Arkansas 8 4-4-0 94 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 2 2 0-2-0 SWAC
77 -5.98 79 -6.70 95 77.69 Texas A&M 9 6-3-0 95 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 SWAC
94 -17.48 93 -16.67 96 77.70 Wake Forest 6 3-3-0 96 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 9 5 2-3-0 MAI
99 -21.55 101 -20.87 97 77.83 Transylvania 3 1-2-0 97 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -31.84 109 -27.44 98 78.12 Southern Methodist 10 0-8-2 98 10 0-8-2 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
97 -20.52 94 -16.69 99 78.22 Clemson 9 3-6-0 99 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 11 5 2-3-0 MAI
65 -2.47 75 -4.65 100 78.39 Davidson 9 5-3-1 100 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 10 7 4-2-1 MAI
42 7.67 57 0.66 101 78.61 Texas 9 7-2-0 101 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 8 7 6-1-0 SWAC
48 3.83 64 -0.64 102 78.81 Louisiana State 10 7-1-2 102 10 7-1-2 NoDivi 16 4 3-0-1 SWIC
47 4.03 61 0.10 103 79.75 Rice 9 6-1-2 103 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 5 3 2-1-0 SWAC
43 7.46 35 9.90 104 81.56 Tennessee 9 8-0-1 104 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 13 3 2-0-1 SWIC
107 -27.97 98 -20.07 105 83.17 Trinity University (TX) 3 1-2-0 105 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
82 -8.72 88 -14.05 106 84.50 Mississippi State 9 4-4-1 106 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 14 5 1-4-0 SWIC
86 -11.92 84 -12.20 107 86.92 Texas Christian 9 6-2-1 107 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 17 1 1-0-0 SWIC
104 -24.11 103 -22.44 108 89.12 Furman 8 3-5-0 108 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 12 5 1-4-0 MAI
37 9.96 47 4.61 109 89.33 Tulsa 3 3-0-0 109 3 3-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -34.19 111 -29.53 110 90.17 South Carolina 9 2-7-0 110 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 14 7 1-6-0 MAI
51 2.46 60 0.35 111 90.31 Baylor 10 9-1-0 111 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 SWAC
114 -37.73 117 -40.56 112 92.83 Missouri Rolla 3 0-3-0 112 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
84 -10.27 76 -6.05 113 93.93 Citadel 8 6-1-1 113 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 15 5 4-0-1 MAI
116 -48.78 116 -38.91 114 98.56 Wofford 9 2-7-0 114 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 13 6 1-5-0 MAI
112 -33.60 105 -24.34 115 102.67 Presbyterian 7 4-3-0 115 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
106 -27.37 104 -23.63 116 106.50 Newberry College 7 5-2-0 116 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 16 3 2-1-0 MAI
117 -49.88 115 -36.42 117 108.25 Erskine 4 1-3-0 117 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arizona 1 0-1-0
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Boston College 1 0-1-0
Cincinnati 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Maryland 2 1-1-0
Michigan State 2 0-2-0
Nevada Reno 1 1-0-0
New Mexico 2 0-2-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
South Alabama 1 0-1-0
Southern Mississippi 1 0-1-0
Texas State 1 0-1-0
Washington State 2 0-2-0
Butler 1 0-1-0
Fordham 1 0-0-1
Idaho 2 1-1-0
Maine 2 0-2-0
Montana State 1 0-0-1
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 2 0-2-0
Richmond 2 0-2-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
South Dakota State 2 0-2-0
William & Mary 1 0-1-0
Bloomsburg University 1 0-1-0
Central Missouri 2 0-2-0
Central Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 2 0-2-0
Northwest Oklahoma 1 0-1-0
Oklahoma Baptist 1 0-1-0
Ouachita 1 0-1-0
Pittsburg State 1 0-1-0
SW Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
Washburn University 2 0-2-0
Allegheny College 1 0-1-0
Alma College 1 0-1-0
Amherst College 1 0-1-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Bethany (WV) 1 0-1-0
Carleton College 1 1-0-0
Carroll WI 1 0-1-0
Centre College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College (IA) 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Dickinson College 2 0-1-1
Gallaudet 1 0-1-0
Geneva 2 0-2-0
Grinnell College 2 1-1-0
Guilford College 2 0-2-0
Hampden-Sydney 2 0-2-0
Hendrix 2 0-2-0
Howard Payne 2 0-2-0
Birmingham Southern 1 0-1-0
Knox College 1 0-0-1
Lake Forest College 1 0-1-0
Lawrence University 1 0-1-0
Mount Union College 1 0-1-0
Muhlenberg College 2 1-1-0
Muskingum College 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Rochester 1 0-1-0
Rose-Hulman 2 0-2-0
Simpson (IA) 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 2 0-2-0
Trinity College (CT) 2 0-2-0
Ursinus College 2 1-1-0
Tusculum College 1 0-1-0
Wabash College 2 0-2-0
Willamette Oregon 1 0-1-0
Williams College 2 0-2-0
Baker University 1 0-1-0
Bethany (KS) 1 0-1-0
Cumberland (TN) 2 0-2-0
Morningside 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (KS) 1 0-1-0
Bailey 1 0-1-0
Ballard Meteors 1 0-1-0
Bremerton Navy 1 0-1-0
Charleston Navy School 1 0-1-0
Chick Springs Military 1 0-1-0
Colorado Alumni 1 0-0-1
Colorado College Alumni 1 0-1-0
Creighton 1 0-1-0
Dallas 2 1-1-0
Daniel Baker 2 1-1-0
Davis & Elkins 2 0-2-0
Denver Freshmen 1 0-0-1
East Syracuse AA 1 0-1-0
Eastern College 1 0-1-0
George Washington 1 0-1-0
Georgia B 1 0-1-0
Highland Park 1 0-1-0
Jefferson (Texas) 2 0-2-0
Kingfisher 1 0-1-0
Meridian 1 0-1-0
New York University 1 1-0-0
Occidental 1 1-0-0
Oklahoma Mines 1 0-1-0
Olympic Club 2 0-1-1
Oregon State Alumni 1 1-0-0
Originals AC 2 0-2-0
Saint Louis 1 0-1-0
Southwestern (TN) 1 0-1-0
Spring Hill 1 0-1-0
St. Mary's CA 1 0-1-0
Swarthmore College 2 2-0-0
Union (Tennessee) 1 0-1-0
Vermont 1 0-1-0
West Logan High 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
Whitman 2 0-2-0
William Penn College 1 0-1-0
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