College Football 1951
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1951/9/15 and 1951/12/8
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1951 - 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
75 -3.65 78 -4.97 1 22.00 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 1 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
41 9.17 57 4.62 2 24.56 Indiana 9 2-7-0 2 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
29 14.36 36 10.82 3 25.00 Southern Methodist 10 3-6-1 3 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 1 6 1-4-1 SWAC
10 23.11 9 23.42 4 27.70 Texas 10 7-3-0 4 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 6 3-3-0 SWAC
19 17.62 20 18.15 5 28.50 Ohio State 9 4-3-2 5 9 4-3-2 NoDivi 4 6 2-2-2 BIG 10
23 16.07 30 12.82 6 29.33 Michigan 9 4-5-0 6 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
22 16.30 28 13.95 7 31.00 Rice 10 5-5-0 7 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 SWAC
53 5.45 49 7.14 8 31.89 Tulane 10 4-6-0 8 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 7 6 1-5-0 SEC
30 14.28 16 20.02 9 32.90 Louisiana State 11 7-3-1 9 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 12 7 4-2-1 SEC
51 5.78 42 8.94 10 33.44 Alabama 11 5-6-0 10 11 5-6-0 NoDivi 4 8 3-5-0 SEC
11 22.75 19 18.19 11 33.50 Kentucky 12 8-4-0 11 12 8-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 3-3-0 SEC
27 15.46 26 14.86 12 33.56 Purdue 9 5-4-0 12 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 9 5 4-1-0 BIG 10
18 19.09 11 21.16 13 33.65 Southern California 10 7-3-0 13 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 1 6 4-2-0 PCC
16 20.84 14 20.28 14 33.83 UCLA 9 5-3-1 14 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 5 6 4-1-1 PCC
70 0.86 67 0.81 15 33.95 North Carolina 10 2-8-0 15 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 5 2-3-0 SoCon
3 30.30 1 33.43 16 34.50 Illinois 10 9-0-1 16 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 6 6 5-0-1 BIG 10
48 7.26 53 5.91 17 34.78 Iowa 9 2-5-2 17 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 2 6 0-5-1 BIG 10
26 15.60 24 16.55 18 35.20 Texas A&M 10 5-3-2 18 10 5-3-2 NoDivi 2 6 1-3-2 SWAC
17 19.31 21 18.10 19 35.55 Texas Christian 11 6-5-0 19 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 SWAC
28 14.83 27 14.43 20 36.50 Northwestern 9 5-4-0 21 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 BIG 10
59 4.36 45 8.76 21 36.50 Mississippi State 9 4-5-0 20 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 2 7 2-5-0 SEC
54 5.43 65 1.39 22 36.65 Pittsburgh 10 3-7-0 22 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 3 3 1-2-0 EIC
86 -7.77 92 -10.29 23 38.33 Memphis 3 0-3-0 23 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
66 2.56 66 1.11 24 38.44 Minnesota 9 2-6-1 24 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 5 6 1-4-1 BIG 10
6 28.35 8 25.32 25 39.33 Wisconsin 9 7-1-1 25 9 7-1-1 NoDivi 7 7 5-1-1 BIG 10
50 6.87 64 1.89 26 39.39 Navy 9 2-6-1 26 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 2 3 0-3-0 EIC
45 8.05 60 3.80 27 39.75 Washington 10 3-6-1 27 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 2 7 1-5-1 PCC
7 24.62 7 26.13 28 39.90 Baylor 11 8-2-1 28 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 SWAC
37 10.87 50 7.07 29 40.95 Oregon State 10 4-6-0 29 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 8 3-5-0 PCC
9 23.89 10 22.23 30 41.25 California 10 8-2-0 30 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 3 7 5-2-0 PCC
35 11.38 46 8.15 31 41.30 Arkansas 10 5-5-0 31 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 SWAC
42 8.56 37 10.66 32 41.40 Vanderbilt 11 6-5-0 32 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 1 8 3-5-0 SEC
69 1.20 43 8.91 33 41.72 Auburn 10 5-5-0 33 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 7 3-4-0 SEC
2 31.54 2 32.11 34 42.67 Michigan State 9 9-0-0 34 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 4 4 4-0-0 EIC
64 2.82 55 5.57 35 42.78 Santa Clara 9 3-5-1 35 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 6 3 1-1-1 SWIC
25 15.80 22 17.22 36 43.25 Mississippi 10 6-3-1 36 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 11 7 4-2-1 SEC
32 13.15 35 10.86 37 44.00 Pennsylvania 9 5-4-0 37 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 2 1-1-0 EIC
8 24.24 5 27.08 38 44.45 Stanford 11 9-2-0 38 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 7 7 6-1-0 PCC
1 35.10 3 31.65 39 46.28 Tennessee 11 10-1-0 39 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 6 5 5-0-0 SEC
44 8.44 40 10.08 40 46.40 Georgia 10 5-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 9 6 2-4-0 SEC
5 28.98 4 30.54 41 46.59 Georgia Tech 12 11-0-1 41 12 11-0-1 NoDivi 10 7 7-0-0 SEC
12 21.92 12 21.10 42 46.60 Notre Dame 10 7-2-1 42 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 6 3 2-1-0 EIC
24 15.90 25 15.68 43 49.17 Miami FL 11 8-3-0 43 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
36 10.94 48 7.49 44 49.55 Florida 10 5-5-0 44 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 SEC
92 -9.40 91 -9.76 45 49.85 Oregon 10 2-8-0 45 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 4 7 1-6-0 PCC
99 -12.09 95 -10.63 46 51.20 Nebraska 10 1-8-1 46 10 1-8-1 NoDivi 3 6 1-4-1 BIG 7
101 -13.42 87 -8.20 47 51.72 Kansas State 9 1-7-1 47 9 1-7-1 NoDivi 1 6 1-4-1 BIG 7
40 9.42 47 7.78 48 52.10 Duke 10 5-4-1 48 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 7 6 4-2-0 SoCon
118 -27.59 112 -20.40 49 54.00 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 49 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
68 2.01 58 4.60 50 54.62 San Diego Marines 4 2-2-0 50 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
88 -8.76 88 -8.63 51 55.05 Missouri 10 2-8-0 51 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 BIG 7
102 -14.37 102 -15.03 52 55.22 San Jose State 10 2-7-1 52 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 4 5 1-3-1 SWIC
78 -6.13 93 -10.37 53 55.94 Army 9 2-7-0 53 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 2 3 1-2-0 NEI
77 -4.58 82 -6.69 54 56.78 Marquette 11 4-6-1 54 11 4-6-1 NoDivi 1 1 0-1-0 EIC
89 -8.77 83 -7.29 55 57.50 George Washington 9 2-6-1 55 9 2-6-1 NoDivi 12 6 2-3-1 SoCon
56 5.07 56 5.09 56 57.61 Penn State 9 5-4-0 56 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 5 4 1-3-0 EIC
90 -9.02 81 -6.57 57 58.56 Loyola Marymount 9 3-6-0 57 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 3 4 1-3-0 SWIC
82 -6.93 79 -5.23 58 58.72 Boston College 9 3-6-0 58 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 1 2 1-1-0 NEI
119 -28.24 114 -21.74 59 58.83 New York University 8 1-7-0 59 8 1-7-0 NoDivi 3 3 0-3-0 NEI
31 14.09 29 13.35 60 59.05 Washington State 10 7-3-0 60 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 8 7 4-3-0 PCC
13 21.36 23 16.99 61 59.45 Oklahoma 10 8-2-0 61 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 BIG 7
97 -12.00 90 -9.50 62 59.94 North Carolina State 10 3-7-0 62 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 8 2-6-0 SoCon
61 3.37 32 12.59 63 59.95 William & Mary 10 7-3-0 63 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 13 6 5-1-0 SoCon
46 7.49 34 10.92 64 60.38 Villanova 8 5-3-0 64 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 10 1 1-0-0 EIC
73 -0.42 72 -1.84 65 60.89 Dartmouth 9 4-5-0 65 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 NEI
38 10.55 44 8.83 66 60.89 Cornell 9 6-3-0 66 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 11 6 5-1-0 NEI
39 9.44 38 10.57 67 62.45 Colorado 10 7-3-0 67 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 5-1-0 BIG 7
85 -7.64 84 -7.33 68 62.79 West Virginia 10 5-5-0 68 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 3 5 2-3-0 SoCon
49 7.04 54 5.91 69 62.85 Washington & Lee 10 6-4-0 69 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 16 6 5-1-0 SoCon
57 4.96 52 5.99 70 63.05 Wake Forest 10 6-4-0 70 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 8 5-3-0 SoCon
87 -7.87 89 -8.93 71 64.55 Oklahoma State 10 3-7-0 71 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 5 3-2-0 MVC
94 -9.86 85 -7.65 72 64.94 Harvard 9 3-5-1 72 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 4 7 2-4-1 NEI
65 2.73 61 2.75 73 65.67 Syracuse 9 5-4-0 73 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 8 5 3-2-0 NEI
4 29.35 6 26.38 74 66.00 Maryland 10 10-0-0 74 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 8 5 5-0-0 SoCon
55 5.41 62 2.47 75 66.56 South Carolina 9 5-4-0 75 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 6 8 5-3-0 SoCon
81 -6.92 97 -11.50 76 67.75 Yale 9 2-5-2 76 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 9 6 1-4-1 NEI
33 12.60 33 11.19 77 68.50 Kansas 10 8-2-0 77 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 BIG 7
116 -25.76 113 -20.50 78 69.11 Virginia Tech 10 2-8-0 78 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 9 8 1-7-0 SoCon
104 -14.97 75 -3.22 79 69.17 Wofford 3 1-2-0 79 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
60 3.72 39 10.44 80 69.25 Louisville 4 3-1-0 80 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
63 3.20 41 9.27 81 69.67 Virginia Military 10 7-3-0 81 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 17 5 5-0-0 SoCon
21 16.34 17 19.07 82 69.72 Virginia 9 8-1-0 82 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
108 -19.32 108 -18.43 83 70.00 Brown 9 2-7-0 83 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 10 5 1-4-0 NEI
72 0.14 69 -0.39 84 71.40 Houston 11 6-5-0 84 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 1 4 2-2-0 MVC
71 0.84 68 0.35 85 71.61 Fordham 9 5-4-0 85 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 7 5 3-2-0 NEI
98 -12.02 96 -10.89 86 72.00 Colgate 9 4-5-0 86 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 5 1-4-0 NEI
62 3.21 63 1.97 87 72.00 Columbia 8 5-3-0 87 8 5-3-0 NoDivi 12 6 5-1-0 NEI
43 8.48 31 12.80 88 72.33 Clemson 10 7-3-0 88 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 11 4 3-1-0 SoCon
67 2.43 76 -3.25 89 73.30 Texas Tech 11 7-4-0 89 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 BC
76 -4.04 74 -3.12 90 74.28 Iowa State 9 4-4-1 90 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
103 -14.93 109 -19.24 91 74.44 Idaho 9 2-7-0 91 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 9 3 0-3-0 PCC
107 -18.93 106 -17.22 92 74.56 Citadel 10 4-6-0 92 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 14 4 1-3-0 SoCon
109 -20.28 103 -15.29 93 75.20 Detroit 11 4-7-0 93 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 MVC
52 5.62 71 -1.43 94 75.50 Boston University 10 6-4-0 94 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 13 2 1-1-0 NEI
58 4.92 70 -1.09 95 75.60 Pacific 11 6-5-0 95 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 5 3 1-2-0 SWIC
112 -22.09 107 -17.51 96 76.72 Richmond 11 3-8-0 96 11 3-8-0 NoDivi 10 8 2-6-0 SoCon
80 -6.72 73 -3.12 97 78.50 Temple 10 6-4-0 97 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 11 1 1-0-0 EIC
125 -36.61 122 -31.08 98 79.00 Hawaii 3 0-3-0 98 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
100 -12.53 99 -12.07 99 79.12 Furman 10 3-6-1 99 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 5 6 1-4-1 SoCon
111 -20.86 117 -23.02 100 79.33 Trinity University (TX) 3 1-2-0 100 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
20 17.07 13 20.81 101 80.20 Cincinnati 5 5-0-0 101 5 5-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
14 20.94 15 20.23 102 80.22 Princeton 9 9-0-0 102 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 8 2 2-0-0 EIC
47 7.48 51 6.31 103 81.32 Tulsa 11 9-2-0 103 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 MVC
15 20.85 18 18.38 104 81.44 San Francisco 9 9-0-0 105 9 9-0-0 NoDivi 7 5 5-0-0 SWIC
122 -31.17 119 -27.01 105 81.44 Davidson 9 1-8-0 104 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 15 6 1-5-0 SoCon
84 -7.43 80 -5.83 106 82.95 Utah 11 7-4-0 106 11 7-4-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 MSC
79 -6.60 98 -11.63 107 83.77 Hardin-Simmons 12 6-6-0 107 12 6-6-0 NoDivi 2 5 4-1-0 BC
34 11.42 59 4.22 108 85.33 Holy Cross 10 8-2-0 108 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 14 6 5-1-0 NEI
117 -26.06 121 -29.25 109 87.50 Montana 9 2-7-0 109 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 3 5 1-4-0 MSC
114 -23.50 118 -25.58 110 87.75 Wichita State 9 2-7-0 110 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 4 6 2-4-0 MVC
123 -35.24 116 -22.35 111 90.88 Presbyterian 4 1-3-0 111 4 1-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
83 -7.02 86 -7.91 112 91.21 Rutgers 8 4-4-0 112 8 4-4-0 NoDivi 9 2 0-2-0 EIC
105 -15.49 111 -19.86 113 94.00 Colorado State 10 5-4-1 113 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 6 7 3-3-1 MSC
93 -9.83 104 -16.03 114 94.12 North Texas 4 2-2-0 114 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -24.03 120 -27.22 115 95.22 Texas El Paso 10 3-7-0 115 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 BC
91 -9.06 100 -13.72 116 98.28 Denver 10 6-4-0 116 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 7 7 4-3-0 MSC
126 -39.67 126 -44.22 117 98.50 Wayne State (MI) 3 0-3-0 117 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
74 -0.68 77 -3.80 118 99.25 Wyoming 10 7-2-1 118 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 8 7 5-1-1 MSC
95 -11.19 94 -10.49 119 100.42 Drake 9 7-2-0 119 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 7 4 3-1-0 MVC
96 -11.98 101 -14.86 120 102.22 Arizona State 10 6-3-1 120 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 5 4-1-0 BC
113 -22.52 105 -16.31 121 102.43 Brigham Young 10 6-3-1 121 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 1 6 2-3-1 MSC
106 -17.71 115 -22.20 122 102.83 Utah State 9 3-5-1 122 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 4 7 2-4-1 MSC
110 -20.55 110 -19.76 123 102.90 Arizona 11 6-5-0 123 11 6-5-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 BC
124 -36.13 125 -38.46 124 103.19 West Texas A&M 9 2-7-0 124 9 2-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 BC
121 -30.15 123 -32.00 125 104.35 New Mexico 11 4-7-0 125 11 4-7-0 NoDivi 5 6 2-4-0 MSC
120 -28.98 124 -33.93 126 113.90 Bradley 9 4-5-0 126 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 3 0-3-0 MVC
127 -55.52 127 -51.74 127 115.75 New Mexico State 10 1-9-0 127 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 7 5 1-4-0 BC
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Bowling Green 1 1-0-0
Buffalo 1 0-1-0
East Carolina 1 0-1-0
Florida State 1 0-1-0
Fresno State 1 0-1-0
Marshall 1 0-1-0
Miami OH 2 1-1-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 0-0-1
Southern Mississippi 2 0-2-0
Toledo 2 1-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 1-1-0
Bucknell 2 2-0-0
Dayton 1 0-1-0
Delaware 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 2 1-1-0
Lehigh 2 2-0-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Northern Arizona 8 1-7-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
SE Louisiana 1 0-1-0
Stephen F Austin 1 1-0-0
Stetson 2 2-0-0
Tennessee Tech 2 0-2-0
Colorado Mines 2 1-1-0
Delta State 1 0-1-0
Midwestern State 1 0-1-0
New Mexico Highlands 1 1-0-0
Western Colorado 1 0-1-0
Western New Mexico 1 1-0-0
Albright 1 0-1-0
Bates College 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 2 0-2-0
Geneva 1 0-1-0
LaVerne 1 1-0-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 1-0-0
McMurry 2 1-1-0
Merchant Marine 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Springfield College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 0-2-0
Waynesburg College 1 0-1-0
Whittier College 1 0-1-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
California Tech 1 1-0-0
Camp Lejeune 1 0-1-0
Camp Pendleton 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 2 0-2-0
Great Lakes 1 0-1-0
Louisiana College 1 0-1-0
Pepperdine 2 0-2-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0
Western Reserve 2 0-2-0
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