College Football 1917
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1917/9/15 and 1917/11/30
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1917 - 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
1 50.90 3 38.09 1 9.75 Minnesota 5 4-1-0 1 5 4-1-0 NoDivi 4 4 3-1-0 BIG 10
4 37.86 5 33.43 2 11.00 Wisconsin 7 4-2-1 2 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 1 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
53 3.39 44 6.09 3 12.12 Michigan State 4 0-4-0 3 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
47 5.27 49 3.86 4 12.88 Purdue 7 3-4-0 4 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 8 4 0-4-0 BIG 10
2 49.13 1 43.94 5 15.40 Ohio State 9 8-0-1 5 9 8-0-1 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 BIG 10
15 27.47 22 21.28 6 17.17 Indiana 7 5-2-0 6 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 2 3 1-2-0 BIG 10
30 17.41 26 18.56 7 18.00 Tufts University 3 1-2-0 7 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
27 21.16 11 27.13 8 18.33 47th Infantry 3 1-1-1 8 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
9 31.67 6 29.61 9 20.40 Notre Dame 8 6-1-1 9 8 6-1-1 NoDivi 9 1 1-0-0 EIC
10 29.75 9 27.64 10 20.58 University of Chicago 6 3-2-1 10 6 3-2-1 NoDivi 7 5 2-2-1 BIG 10
65 -3.84 61 -1.75 11 20.67 Carnegie Mellon 3 0-3-0 11 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 -4.71 59 -1.28 12 20.83 Lebanon Valley College 3 0-3-0 12 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
17 27.31 24 19.46 13 21.58 Washington & Jefferson 10 7-3-0 13 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 1 4 1-3-0 EIC
39 9.00 39 9.39 14 21.62 Iowa 8 3-5-0 14 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 6 2 0-2-0 BIG 10
37 13.01 29 16.45 15 21.90 Dartmouth 8 5-3-0 15 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 2 1 0-1-0 NEI
6 35.91 7 29.36 16 22.07 Illinois 8 5-2-1 16 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 3 5 2-2-1 BIG 10
7 34.57 4 37.38 17 23.75 Syracuse 10 8-1-1 17 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 3 2 2-0-0 NEI
19 26.79 42 7.88 18 24.17 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 1-2-0 18 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
3 44.90 2 42.63 19 25.93 Pittsburgh 9 9-0-0 19 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 6 5 5-0-0 EIC
35 13.90 34 10.82 20 27.00 Fordham 3 1-2-0 20 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
18 27.21 19 21.78 21 27.10 Michigan 10 8-2-0 21 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 10 1 0-1-0 BIG 10
20 25.92 14 25.73 22 27.50 Northwestern 7 5-2-0 22 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 9 5 3-2-0 BIG 10
56 -0.79 58 -0.59 23 28.14 Carlisle 8 2-6-0 23 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 4 3 0-3-0 EIC
25 22.06 25 19.16 24 28.62 Colgate 6 4-2-0 24 6 4-2-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 NEI
11 29.16 15 23.54 25 29.92 Nebraska 7 5-2-0 25 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 2 2 2-0-0 MVIAA
45 6.64 43 6.92 26 31.64 Cornell 9 3-6-0 26 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 6 1 0-1-0 NEI
16 27.47 20 21.75 27 32.05 West Virginia 10 6-3-1 27 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 5 4 2-1-1 EIC
69 -4.85 63 -2.07 28 33.50 Gettysburg College 3 0-2-1 28 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -13.37 78 -10.92 29 34.00 Austin College 4 0-4-0 29 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
14 28.46 12 26.05 30 35.50 Pennsylvania 11 9-2-0 30 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 11 4 3-1-0 EIC
64 -3.53 80 -11.80 31 36.17 Ursinus College 3 0-3-0 31 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
52 3.83 45 6.06 32 36.64 Bucknell 9 3-5-1 32 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 10 2 1-1-0 EIC
23 24.72 10 27.61 33 36.75 Brown 10 8-2-0 33 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 NEI
36 13.68 38 9.58 34 36.90 Washington & Lee 7 4-3-0 34 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 2 2 1-1-0 MAI
74 -7.27 77 -10.36 35 38.42 Southwestern (TX) 6 0-5-1 35 6 0-5-1 NoDivi 8 2 0-1-1 SWIC
12 28.98 23 20.71 36 38.70 Rutgers 9 7-1-1 36 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 7 2 1-0-1 EIC
8 32.87 16 23.46 37 38.90 Navy 8 7-1-0 37 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 3 3 3-0-0 MAI
40 8.29 52 2.44 38 41.67 Swarthmore College 3 1-2-0 38 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
32 15.59 36 9.66 39 42.06 Penn State 9 5-4-0 39 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 2 3 0-3-0 EIC
28 18.97 27 17.29 40 42.42 Lehigh 9 7-2-0 40 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 8 3 2-1-0 EIC
22 25.45 17 23.35 41 43.64 Georgetown 8 7-1-0 41 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 3 2-1-0 MAI
79 -12.43 48 4.63 42 43.83 Olympic Club 3 1-2-0 42 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
29 17.57 32 11.68 43 44.33 Kansas 8 6-2-0 43 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 1 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
63 -3.26 64 -2.30 44 44.92 Lafayette 8 3-5-0 44 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 3 3 0-3-0 EIC
78 -11.20 89 -16.83 45 45.50 John Hopkins 3 0-3-0 45 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
88 -17.36 94 -18.96 46 45.62 Trinity University (TX) 4 0-4-0 46 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -24.88 91 -17.10 47 46.25 Roanoke 4 0-4-0 47 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
33 15.15 28 16.70 48 46.31 Auburn 9 6-2-1 48 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 6 4 3-1-0 SWIC
51 4.46 54 2.02 49 46.50 Tulane 8 5-3-0 49 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 10 3 2-1-0 SWIC
13 28.60 18 21.78 50 47.50 Army 8 7-1-0 50 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 NEI
86 -16.68 73 -6.42 51 48.00 Samford 3 0-2-1 51 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
5 37.73 8 29.35 52 48.89 Georgia Tech 9 9-0-0 52 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 SWIC
54 2.66 37 9.65 53 48.93 Vanderbilt 8 5-3-0 53 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 4 5 3-2-0 SWIC
91 -19.77 96 -20.37 54 49.25 Army Ambulance Corps 4 0-4-0 54 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Minor-Ind
34 14.02 40 8.30 55 49.50 Davidson 10 6-4-0 55 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 9 8 5-3-0 MAI
68 -4.80 50 3.36 56 52.40 Oregon 7 4-3-0 56 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 1 3 1-2-0 PCC
66 -4.18 46 4.91 57 53.81 California 11 5-5-1 57 11 5-5-1 NoDivi 4 3 2-1-0 PCC
59 -1.82 67 -3.51 58 54.00 Maryland 8 4-3-1 58 8 4-3-1 NoDivi 8 4 1-2-1 MAI
62 -2.63 71 -5.17 59 55.00 Virginia Military 9 4-4-1 59 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 4 0-3-1 MAI
24 23.78 30 16.10 60 56.00 Rice 8 7-1-0 60 8 7-1-0 NoDivi 1 2 1-1-0 SWAC
42 7.55 62 -1.85 61 56.44 Texas 8 4-4-0 61 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 SWAC
38 10.10 47 4.66 62 56.64 Baylor 9 6-2-1 62 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 3 3 2-1-0 SWAC
41 8.03 35 9.75 63 57.12 Virginia Tech 9 6-2-1 63 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 7 5 3-1-1 MAI
49 4.92 68 -4.06 64 57.86 Oklahoma 11 6-4-1 64 11 6-4-1 NoDivi 7 3 1-1-1 SWAC
83 -15.31 86 -16.57 65 58.50 Wake Forest 8 1-6-1 65 8 1-6-1 NoDivi 5 5 0-5-0 MAI
21 25.63 21 21.45 66 59.00 Texas A&M 8 8-0-0 66 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 2 3 3-0-0 SWAC
26 21.90 13 25.78 67 59.70 Mare Island 8 8-0-0 67 8 8-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
70 -5.14 87 -16.58 68 59.86 Missouri 8 3-5-0 68 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 MVIAA
46 6.11 41 8.01 69 60.22 North Carolina State 9 6-2-1 69 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 MAI
72 -6.51 56 0.92 70 61.00 Southern California 3 1-1-1 70 3 1-1-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
97 -23.89 90 -16.98 71 61.60 Florida 6 2-4-0 71 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 5 3 0-3-0 SWIC
77 -10.86 83 -12.75 72 61.67 Haskell Indian Nation 3 1-2-0 72 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 15 2 1-1-0 SWIC
31 17.15 33 11.51 73 61.83 Texas Christian 10 8-2-0 73 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 16 2 2-0-0 SWIC
57 -1.19 81 -11.80 74 62.40 Oklahoma State 9 4-5-0 74 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 SWAC
44 7.11 60 -1.67 75 62.90 Iowa State 7 5-2-0 75 7 5-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 3-1-0 MVIAA
92 -19.81 95 -18.98 76 63.00 Hampden-Sydney 3 0-2-1 76 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
73 -6.77 53 2.30 77 63.40 Oregon State 7 4-2-1 77 7 4-2-1 NoDivi 3 4 1-2-1 PCC
87 -17.30 70 -4.28 78 63.62 Washington 4 1-2-1 78 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 2 3 0-2-1 PCC
55 2.63 57 -0.38 79 64.00 Southern Methodist 8 3-2-3 79 8 3-2-3 NoDivi 7 2 0-1-1 SWIC
43 7.14 72 -5.17 80 65.70 Kansas State 8 6-2-0 80 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 MVIAA
82 -14.60 85 -14.71 81 65.70 Kentucky 9 3-5-1 81 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 9 5 1-4-0 SWIC
84 -15.94 82 -11.82 82 66.38 Furman 8 3-5-0 82 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 11 7 3-4-0 MAI
81 -14.26 88 -16.62 83 68.14 Louisiana State 8 3-5-0 83 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 12 5 2-3-0 SWIC
102 -29.67 105 -29.37 84 69.62 Guilford College 4 0-4-0 84 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
96 -23.17 107 -31.33 85 71.50 Tulsa 8 0-7-1 85 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 19 1 0-1-0 SWIC
93 -20.26 75 -9.06 86 72.40 Idaho 5 2-3-0 86 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 20 1 1-0-0 SWIC
50 4.51 51 3.19 87 72.75 Clemson 8 6-2-0 87 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 12 6 5-1-0 MAI
60 -2.54 74 -7.94 88 74.12 Arkansas 7 5-1-1 88 7 5-1-1 NoDivi 6 2 0-1-1 SWAC
106 -36.85 112 -39.00 89 76.33 Drake 7 0-5-2 89 7 0-5-2 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 MVIAA
100 -28.97 92 -17.72 90 76.62 Whitman 4 1-3-0 90 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
104 -32.51 101 -24.76 91 76.70 Mississippi 6 1-4-1 91 6 1-4-1 NoDivi 11 5 1-4-0 SWIC
71 -6.40 65 -2.41 92 76.75 Sewanee 8 4-2-2 92 8 4-2-2 NoDivi 14 5 3-1-1 SWIC
110 -44.24 109 -34.88 93 77.12 Mississippi College 4 0-4-0 93 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 13 4 0-4-0 SWIC
48 4.96 31 15.07 94 80.83 Washington State 7 6-0-1 94 7 6-0-1 NoDivi 5 3 3-0-0 PCC
94 -20.92 103 -27.61 95 81.67 Washington MO 7 4-3-0 95 7 4-3-0 NoDivi 7 3 1-2-0 MVIAA
58 -1.69 55 0.93 96 81.75 Mississippi State 7 6-1-0 96 7 6-1-0 NoDivi 18 6 5-1-0 SWIC
61 -2.62 69 -4.07 97 81.80 Alabama 8 5-2-1 97 8 5-2-1 NoDivi 17 5 3-1-1 SWIC
76 -9.62 84 -12.91 98 82.17 Wofford 9 5-4-0 98 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 10 6 2-4-0 MAI
107 -37.16 102 -26.28 99 82.50 Montana 5 1-4-0 99 5 1-4-0 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
95 -22.62 98 -21.33 100 84.50 Citadel 6 3-3-0 100 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 13 4 1-3-0 MAI
85 -16.26 97 -21.27 101 85.56 South Carolina 8 3-5-0 101 8 3-5-0 NoDivi 14 6 3-3-0 MAI
111 -44.84 111 -38.39 102 86.75 Newberry College 6 0-6-0 102 6 0-6-0 NoDivi 15 5 0-5-0 MAI
75 -8.95 66 -2.47 103 89.38 Presbyterian 9 8-1-0 103 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 16 6 5-1-0 MAI
99 -27.07 100 -23.59 104 89.80 Erskine 5 2-3-0 104 5 2-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -39.96 106 -30.44 105 95.42 Utah 6 2-4-0 105 6 2-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 2-3-0 RMAC
108 -39.83 110 -35.38 106 96.12 Montana State 4 0-2-2 106 4 0-2-2 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -48.60 113 -43.93 107 99.50 Colorado State 8 0-7-1 107 8 0-7-1 NoDivi 1 7 0-7-0 RMAC
114 -55.88 114 -47.75 108 100.00 Northern Colorado 4 0-4-0 108 4 0-4-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
105 -34.63 104 -28.68 109 100.30 Colorado College 6 3-3-0 109 6 3-3-0 NoDivi 4 5 2-3-0 RMAC
101 -29.24 93 -18.05 110 101.00 Colorado 8 6-2-0 110 8 6-2-0 NoDivi 3 6 4-2-0 RMAC
103 -32.04 99 -22.58 111 101.50 Colorado Mines 8 5-3-0 111 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 6 5 3-2-0 RMAC
112 -47.66 108 -34.25 112 102.36 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 112 7 3-4-0 NoDivi 2 5 1-4-0 RMAC
90 -18.98 76 -9.33 113 106.25 Denver 9 9-0-0 113 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 7 5 5-0-0 RMAC
89 -18.26 79 -11.70 114 106.83 Utah State 8 7-0-1 114 8 7-0-1 NoDivi 8 4 4-0-0 RMAC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-0-1
Boston College 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 1 0-0-1
Western Michigan 1 0-1-0
Butler 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Holy Cross 2 0-2-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Richmond 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 2 0-2-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Villanova 2 0-2-0
William & Mary 1 0-1-0
Central Missouri 2 0-2-0
Central Oklahoma 2 0-2-0
Emporia State 2 0-2-0
Missouri Rolla 2 0-2-0
Pittsburg State 1 0-0-1
South Dakota Tech 1 0-1-0
Washburn University 2 0-2-0
William Jewell 1 0-1-0
Albright 2 0-2-0
Beloit College 1 0-1-0
Bethany (WV) 1 0-1-0
Case Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
Centre College 2 2-0-0
Coe College 1 0-1-0
Colby College 1 0-1-0
Cornell College (IA) 1 0-1-0
Denison University 1 0-1-0
DePauw University 2 0-2-0
Dickinson College 1 1-0-0
Emory & Henry 1 0-1-0
Franklin & Marshall 1 0-1-0
Franklin College 2 0-2-0
Gallaudet 1 0-1-0
Geneva 1 0-1-0
Grinnell College 2 2-0-0
Hardin-Simmons 1 0-1-0
Hendrix 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 2 1-1-0
Kalamazoo College 2 0-2-0
Lake Forest College 1 0-1-0
Maryville College 1 0-1-0
Middlebury College 1 0-1-0
Mount Union College 1 0-1-0
Muhlenberg College 2 1-1-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Oberlin College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Rose-Hulman 1 0-1-0
Simpson (IA) 2 0-1-1
Springfield College 2 0-2-0
Wabash College 2 0-2-0
Westminster (PA) 2 0-2-0
Willamette Oregon 1 0-1-0
Williams College 1 1-0-0
Baker University 1 0-1-0
Morningside 1 0-1-0
111th Ambulance 1 0-1-0
1st Texas Artillery 1 0-1-0
2nd Texas 132nd Infantry 1 1-0-0
362nd Infantry 1 0-0-1
7th Infantry 1 0-1-0
Bailey 1 0-1-0
Camp Devens 1 0-1-0
Camp Doniphan 1 1-0-0
Camp Funston 2 1-1-0
Camp Gordon 1 1-0-0
Camp Lewis 2 0-2-0
Camp Lyons 1 0-1-0
Camp MacAurthur 1 1-0-0
Camp Sherman 2 0-2-0
Camp Wadsworth 1 0-1-0
Charleston Navy School 1 0-1-0
Colorado Alumni 1 0-1-0
Creighton 2 2-0-0
Dallas 2 0-1-1
Detroit 1 0-1-0
Drury 1 1-0-0
Florida Southern 1 0-1-0
Fort Logan 2 0-2-0
Fort Sheridan 1 0-1-0
Granite High 1 0-1-0
Great Lakes 1 1-0-0
Haverford 1 0-1-0
Illinois Medical 1 0-1-0
Jefferson (Texas) 1 0-1-0
Kingfisher 1 0-1-0
Kiski Preparatory 1 0-1-0
League Island Marines 1 0-1-0
Lombard 1 0-1-0
Mansfield University 1 0-1-0
Marion 2 0-2-0
Meridian 2 0-2-0
Multnomah Agricultural 2 0-2-0
Navy Hospital Corps 1 0-1-0
Navy Reserves 1 1-0-0
Newport NTS 1 0-1-0
Occidental 1 0-1-0
Ohio Am Corp 1 0-1-0
Pennsylvania Military 2 0-2-0
Phillips 2 1-1-0
Saint Bonaventure 2 0-2-0
Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0-1-0
Saint Louis 2 1-1-0
Spring Hill 1 0-1-0
Springfield YMCA 1 0-1-0
St. Mary's CA 2 1-1-0
Transylvania 2 0-2-0
Utah Field Artillery 1 0-1-0
Vancouver Barracks 1 0-1-0
Washington Artillery 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 1 0-1-0
William Penn College 1 0-0-1
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