1885 Season

1885 Final College Football Team Rankings

December 1, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	-6.508	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat Pennsylvania 76–10
2	0	-5.776	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	2	+20	Beat Wesleyan 61–0
3	0	3.222	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	8–5	0.615	3	+4	Lost to Princeton 10–76
4	1	5.216	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	6	-9	BYE
5	1	7.348	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–2–2	0.500	4	-4	BYE
6	-2	8.551	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	5	+5	Lost to Yale 0–61
7	0	18.887	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	1–4–2	0.286	7	-16	BYE

1885 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 24, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	-6.325	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+31	Beat Yale 6–5
2	0	-5.630	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	2	+17	Lost to Princeton 5–6
3	0	1.644	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	3	+5	Beat Lehigh 35–0; Beat STEVENS 23–9
4	1	5.011	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	4	+6	BYE
5	-1	5.216	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	6	-8	Lost to Pennsylvania 9–23
6	0	7.348	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–2–2	0.500	4	-2	Tied Lehigh 6–6
7	0	18.887	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	1–4–2	0.286	7	-14	Lost to Pennsylvania 0–35; Tied LAFAYETTE 6–6

1885 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	-7.287	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Johns Hopkins 10–0; Beat WESLEYAN 76–0
2	0	-5.248	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Pennsylvania 53–5
3	1	2.646	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	3	+2	Lost to Yale 5–53
4	1	4.292	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	6	-3	Lost to Lafayette 18–23; Beat CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK 86–0
5	-2	4.786	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	4	+6	Lost to Princeton 0–76
6	0	7.348	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	4	-2	Beat Stevens 23–18
7	0	17.056	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	7	-9	BYE

1885 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	-8.607	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Columbia LAW 64–0
2	0	-5.197	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Crescent A.c. 52–0
3	0	0.275	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	4	+6	Beat Pennsylvania 25–18
4	0	1.244	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	3	+1	Beat Lafayette 30–22; Lost to WESLEYAN 18–25
5	2	8.889	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	6	-1	Beat City College OF NEW York 162–0; Beat LEHIGH 20–4
6	-1	10.949	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	5	-4	Lost to Pennsylvania 22–30
7	-1	16.826	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	7	-7	Beat Rutgers 10–5; Lost to STEVENS 4–20

1885 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

November 3, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	-8.972	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Pennsylvania 80–10
2	1	-5.191	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wesleyan 71–0; Beat M.I.T. 51–0
3	-1	0.281	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	4	0	Lost to Yale 0–71; Beat TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 60–0
4	0	0.649	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	3	+1	Beat Lafayette 54–10; Lost to PRINCETON 10–80
5	0	10.463	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	4	-2	Lost to Pennsylvania 10–54; Tied LEHIGH 0–0
6	0	30.050	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	6	-2	Tied Lafayette 0–0
7	0	38.900	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	7	-1	BYE

1885 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 27, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	-8.938	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pennsylvania 57–0
2	-5.494	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	5	0	BYE
3	-3.506	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	-0.864	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	4	0	Lost to Princeton 0–57
5	1.100	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stevens 16–12
6	30.650	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	6	-1	BYE
7	38.000	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	6	0	Lost to Lafayette 12–16

1885 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	-10.313	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stevens 76–0
2	-5.737	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	4	0	Lost to Yale 0–18
3	-3.781	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wesleyan 18–0
4	-3.472	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Swarthmore 68–6; Beat PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNI 6–5
5	1.500	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	7	0	BYE
6	28.400	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	5	0	Lost to Haverford 8–24
7	48.200	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	5	0	Lost to Princeton 0–76

1885 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 13, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-11.550	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	BYE
2	3	-8.800	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Massachusetts 80–0
3	3	-6.188	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Stevens 55–0
4	0	-4.813	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	Beat Pennsylvania Alumni 42–0; Beat LEHIGH 54–0
5	-3	1.500	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	7	BYE
6	-3	35.600	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	5	Lost to Pennsylvania 0–54
7	0	47.900	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	5	Lost to Yale 0–55

1885 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 6, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-12.375	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Stevens 94–0
2	-1	0.500	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
3	-2	0.500	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
4	-3	0.500	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
5	-4	0.500	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
6	-5	0.500	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	3	BYE
7	-6	58.250	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	2	Lost to Princeton 0–94

1885 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

September 29, 1885By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1885 Season Tags: • No Comments

1885 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Team	Conf	Record	Place	Game Status
1	7	Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	8	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	2	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	1	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	5	Stevens (STEVENS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	6	Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	0	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason

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