1891 Final College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
1891 Season
1891 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
1891 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | -0.295 |  Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +59 | Beat Harvard 10–0 |
| 2 | 0 | -0.141 |  Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 13–1 | 0.929 | 3 | +43 | Lost to Yale 0–10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.194 |  Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.512 |  Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 8 | +11 | Beat Michigan 58–12; Beat DETROIT A.C. 32–0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.125 |  Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 8–2–1 | 0.773 | 7 | +15 | Beat Springfield 16–6; Beat M.I.T. 30–0 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.395 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 4 | +29 | Beat Lafayette 12–10; Beat LEHIGH 32–0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.642 |  Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 6 | +6 | Tied Dickinson 0–0 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.920 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 4 | +1 | Lost to Lafayette 0–4 |
| 9 | 0 | 2.529 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 10 | -4 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 2.733 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 10 | +11 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 2.863 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 7–4–3 | 0.607 | 12 | +3 | Beat Massachusetts 16–0 |
| 12 | 0 | 3.099 |  Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 14 | +16 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–32 |
| 13 | 2 | 3.287 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 9 | -2 | Beat Schuylkill Navy 6–0 |
| 14 | -1 | 3.522 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 14 | +2 | BYE |
| 15 | -1 | 3.523 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 7–6 | 0.538 | 13 | -1 | Beat NEW York LAW 14–0 |
| 16 | 1 | 5.281 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 14 | -1 | Tied Bucknell 0–0 |
| 17 | -1 | 5.512 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 5–8–1 | 0.393 | 19 | -9 | Lost to Williams 6–16; Lost to BOSTON A.C. 4–42 |
| 18 | 1 | 5.644 |  Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 21 | -16 | Lost to Pennsylvania 10–12; Tied VIRGINIA 6–6; Beat NAVY 4–0 |
| 19 | -1 | 6.214 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 18 | -16 | BYE |
| 20 | 1 | 6.462 |  Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 17 | -10 | Beat Worcester Tech 32–6 |
| 21 | -1 | 8.041 |  M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 25 | -13 | Lost to Williams 0–30 |
| 22 | 0 | 8.886 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 22 | -8 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 9.361 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 23 | -23 | Lost to Amherst 0–16 |
| 24 | 0 | 9.948 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 20 | +1 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 13.158 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 23 | -15 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 14.379 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 26 | -17 | BYE |
1891 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | -0.337 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +41 | Beat Amherst 27–0; Beat PENNSYLVANIA 48–0 |
| 2 | -1 | -0.301 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +39 | Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 38–0; Beat BOSTON A.C. 51–12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.221 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +34 | Beat Cornell 6–0 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.368 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 8 | +10 | Lost to Princeton 0–6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.058 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 7 | +9 | Beat Brown 58–0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.133 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Georgetown 16–4; Beat DICKINSON 34–4 |
| 7 | -2 | 1.591 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 6 | +19 | Lost to Yale 0–48 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.701 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 5 | +4 | Beat Haverford 70–0 |
| 9 | 2 | 2.510 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 8 | -4 | BYE |
| 10 | -1 | 2.535 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 8 | +11 | Lost to Harvard 0–38 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.774 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 6–4–3 | 0.577 | 12 | +6 | Lost to Yale 0–27; Beat STEVENS 38–0 |
| 12 | 1 | 2.813 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 13 | +15 | Beat Lafayette 6–2 |
| 13 | 1 | 3.331 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 14 | +3 | Beat M.i.t. 8–6 |
| 14 | 2 | 3.645 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 14 | 0 | Beat Army 27–6 |
| 15 | -7 | 3.734 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 11 | -2 | Lost to Rutgers 6–27 |
| 16 | 1 | 4.282 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 5–6–1 | 0.458 | 17 | -6 | BYE |
| 17 | -2 | 5.081 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 14 | 0 | Lost to Navy 4–34 |
| 18 | 0 | 6.236 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 18 | -16 | Lost to Amherst 0–38 |
| 19 | 2 | 7.139 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 25 | -17 | Lost to Lehigh 2–6 |
| 20 | 0 | 7.365 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 23 | -11 | Lost to Dartmouth 6–8 |
| 21 | -2 | 7.387 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 19 | -9 | Lost to Williams 0–58 |
| 22 | 0 | 8.713 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 21 | -7 | Lost to Swarthmore 6–20 |
| 23 | 0 | 8.754 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 21 | -17 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 9.750 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 20 | +2 | Beat Worcester Tech 38–6 |
| 25 | 0 | 13.108 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 23 | -15 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 14.806 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 26 | -16 | Lost to Bucknell 0–70 |
1891 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | -0.270 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat Wesleyan 124–0; Beat SPRINGFIELD 44–4 |
| 2 | -1 | -0.136 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Crescent A.c. 70–0; Beat WESLEYAN 76–0 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.224 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 8 | +9 | Beat Lehigh 24–0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.241 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +26 | Beat Orange A.c. 26–0; Beat PENNSYLVANIA 24–0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.215 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 5 | +17 | Lost to Princeton 0–24 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.372 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Gallaudet 6–0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.662 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 5–2–1 | 0.688 | 10 | +5 | Beat Fordham 40–0 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.670 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–0–1 | 0.833 | 6 | +4 | Beat Stevens 14–12 |
| 9 | 0 | 2.154 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 9 | +11 | BYE |
| 10 | 3 | 2.351 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 6 | +4 | Beat Penn State 12–10 |
| 11 | 0 | 2.715 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 11 | -4 | Lost to Bucknell 10–12 |
| 12 | 3 | 2.833 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 5–3–3 | 0.591 | 13 | +2 | Beat Springfield 24–4; Beat M.I.T. 24–14 |
| 13 | -1 | 2.926 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 14 | +14 | Beat Lafayette 22–4; Lost to CORNELL 0–24 |
| 14 | 7 | 4.053 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 19 | +2 | Beat Stevens 32–12 |
| 15 | -10 | 4.093 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 11 | 0 | Lost to Swarthmore 0–46 |
| 16 | 0 | 4.251 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 16 | -1 | Lost to NEW York A.c. 12–21; Beat NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 70–4 |
| 17 | -3 | 4.263 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 5–6–1 | 0.458 | 15 | -5 | Lost to Amherst 4–24; Lost to HARVARD 4–44 |
| 18 | -1 | 5.629 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 17 | -10 | Beat Montclair A.c. 10–6; Lost to DARTMOUTH 12–32; Lost to ARMY 12–14 |
| 19 | 1 | 6.388 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 18 | -5 | Beat Bowdoin 18–0 |
| 20 | -1 | 6.969 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 21 | -6 | Lost to Amherst 14–24 |
| 21 | -3 | 7.097 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 24 | -10 | Lost to Lehigh 4–22 |
| 22 | 1 | 7.637 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 20 | -7 | Beat Haverford 23–4 |
| 23 | 2 | 8.812 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 21 | -14 | Beat Worcester Tech 36–10 |
| 24 | -2 | 12.243 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 24 | +3 | Lost to Harvard 0–124; Lost to YALE 0–76 |
| 25 | 1 | 13.158 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 23 | -13 | BYE |
| 26 | -2 | 13.659 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 26 | -11 | Lost to Franklin & Marshall 4–23 |
1891 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.047 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Lehigh 38–0 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.090 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 9 | +3 | BYE |
| 3 | 1 | 0.095 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Bowdoin 79–0; Beat SPRINGFIELD 34–0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.204 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Manhattan A.c. 78–0; Beat WESLEYAN 73–0 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.611 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Haverford 22–4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0.733 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Lafayette 15–6; Beat TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 28–5 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.161 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Rutgers 21–12 |
| 8 | 6 | 1.963 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 4–2–1 | 0.643 | 12 | +3 | Beat Stevens 60–0 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.992 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 9 | +10 | Lost to Pennsylvania 5–28 |
| 10 | -1 | 2.037 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 9 | 0 | Tied Princeton A.c. 12–12 |
| 11 | 0 | 2.206 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 7 | -3 | Beat Gettysburg 18–0 |
| 12 | -2 | 2.518 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 14 | +12 | Lost to Yale 0–38 |
| 13 | -1 | 2.713 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 7 | 0 | BYE |
| 14 | -1 | 3.295 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 13 | -3 | Tied Amherst 12–12; Lost to HARVARD 0–34 |
| 15 | 1 | 3.678 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–3–3 | 0.500 | 14 | -4 | Tied Springfield 12–12; Beat MASSACHUSETTS 20–4 |
| 16 | 1 | 4.323 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 17 | 0 | Beat Columbia 44–0; Lost to NAVY 12–21; Beat COLUMBIA A.C. 4–0 |
| 17 | -2 | 5.390 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 14 | -7 | Lost to Williams 0–60 |
| 18 | 0 | 5.773 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 21 | -3 | Lost to Pennsylvania 6–15 |
| 19 | 3 | 6.362 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 19 | -4 | Beat Brown 14–6 |
| 20 | -1 | 7.339 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 18 | -4 | Lost to M.i.t. 6–14 |
| 21 | 0 | 7.437 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 0–2–1 | 0.167 | 21 | -2 | BYE |
| 22 | -2 | 8.750 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 20 | +3 | Lost to Princeton 0–73 |
| 23 | 0 | 10.815 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 24 | -5 | BYE |
| 24 | 2 | 11.052 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 24 | -5 | Lost to Dickinson 4–22 |
| 25 | 0 | 12.237 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 24 | -12 | Lost to Amherst 4–20 |
| 26 | -2 | 12.939 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 21 | -10 | Lost to Rutgers 0–44 |
1891 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.061 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | +3 | Beat Lafayette 30–0 |
| 2 | 7 | 0.081 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Johns Hopkins 52–0 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.081 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Orange A.c. 36–0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.396 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Andover 76–0; Beat AMHERST 39–0 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.605 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Lafayette 24–0; Beat NEW YORK A.C. 28–0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0.788 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Rutgers 32–6; Beat LEHIGH 42–0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.304 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat ST. John's (MARYLAND) 28–6 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.515 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +9 | Beat M.i.t. 22–0; Beat COLUMBIA 54–0 |
| 9 | -1 | 2.037 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Fordham 10–6 |
| 10 | -5 | 2.108 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 15 | +9 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–42 |
| 11 | 0 | 2.396 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 10 | -2 | Beat Franklin & Marshall 26–6 |
| 12 | 0 | 2.764 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 9 | +1 | Beat Swarthmore 32–12 |
| 13 | 0 | 2.787 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 12 | -2 | Beat Massachusetts 30–0 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.992 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 14 | 0 | Beat Dartmouth 14–6 |
| 15 | 2 | 3.948 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 13 | -4 | Beat Columbia 52–0; Lost to RUTGERS 10–12 |
| 16 | 2 | 4.257 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 2–3–2 | 0.429 | 16 | -3 | Beat Massachusetts 44–0; Lost to HARVARD 0–39 |
| 17 | 4 | 5.689 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 18 | 0 | Lost to Pennsylvania 6–32; Beat STEVENS 12–10 |
| 18 | -4 | 5.937 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 20 | -3 | Lost to Princeton 0–24; Lost to CORNELL 0–30 |
| 19 | 0 | 6.650 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 17 | -1 | Lost to Bowdoin 18–22 |
| 20 | -4 | 6.997 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 19 | +4 | Lost to Crescent A.c. 6–36 |
| 21 | -1 | 7.481 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 0–2–1 | 0.167 | 22 | -2 | Lost to Williams 6–14 |
| 22 | 1 | 8.785 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 23 | -4 | Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–22 |
| 23 | 2 | 11.037 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 23 | -4 | Lost to Penn State 6–26 |
| 24 | 0 | 12.004 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 20 | -3 | Lost to Stevens 0–52; Lost to TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 0–54 |
| 25 | -3 | 12.459 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 23 | -7 | Lost to Amherst 0–44; Lost to SPRINGFIELD 0–30 |
| 26 | 0 | 12.993 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 23 | -4 | BYE |
1891 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | -0.959 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 7 | +1 | Beat Stevens 72–0 |
| 2 | -1 | -0.212 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Springfield 28–0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.196 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Lehigh 30–0; Beat FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 44–0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.644 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat M.i.t. 26–0; Beat WILLIAMS 26–0 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.753 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 7 | +6 | Lost to Princeton 0–30; Beat RUTGERS 22–0 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.141 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Orange A.c. 26–0 |
| 7 | 6 | 1.648 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 5 | +7 | Beat Massachusetts 16–0; Beat WESLEYAN 4–0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.704 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 24 | 0 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.704 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 24 | 0 | BYE |
| 10 | 1 | 1.704 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 24 | 0 | BYE |
| 11 | 8 | 1.982 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 7 | -1 | Beat Swarthmore 44–0 |
| 12 | 2 | 2.376 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 6 | +1 | BYE |
| 13 | 2 | 2.842 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 11 | -2 | Lost to Yale 0–28; Beat AMHERST 18–4 |
| 14 | 9 | 2.915 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 15 | -2 | Beat Haverford 38–0 |
| 15 | 5 | 3.169 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 12 | 0 | Beat Troy Laureates 46–0; Lost to HARVARD 0–26 |
| 16 | 1 | 3.676 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 15 | +3 | Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–4 |
| 17 | -5 | 4.289 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 7 | -1 | Beat NEW York University 38–0; Lost to CORNELL 0–72 |
| 18 | 0 | 4.849 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 1–2–2 | 0.400 | 14 | -3 | Tied Dartmouth 14–14; Lost to SPRINGFIELD 4–18 |
| 19 | -3 | 5.003 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 12 | -1 | Lost to Andover 0–26 |
| 20 | 1 | 5.659 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 0–1–1 | 0.250 | 18 | 0 | Tied Amherst 14–14 |
| 21 | 5 | 6.325 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 18 | -2 | Beat Schuylkill Navy 24–0; Lost to LEHIGH 0–22 |
| 22 | -12 | 7.081 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 20 | -1 | Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 0–16 |
| 23 | -1 | 7.259 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 20 | -2 | Lost to Harvard 0–26 |
| 24 | -19 | 9.342 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Manhattan A.c. 0–28; Lost to CRESCENT A.C. 0–42 |
| 25 | -1 | 9.748 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 20 | -2 | Lost to Princeton 0–44 |
| 26 | -1 | 11.526 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 20 | -2 | Lost to Lafayette 0–38 |
1891 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | -0.163 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 36–0; Beat WILLIAMS 46–0 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.188 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 7 | +4 | Lost to Princeton 0–18; Beat FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 22–0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.598 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Lehigh 18–0; Beat CRESCENT A.C. 28–0 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.828 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Exeter 17–0; Beat AMHERST 18–0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0.896 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Berkeley A.c. 32–0 |
| 6 | -4 | 1.069 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 12 | -1 | Lost to Bucknell 0–4 |
| 7 | 10 | 1.086 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Schuylkill Navy 24–0; Beat HAVERFORD 34–0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.630 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 23 | 0 | BYE |
| 9 | 1 | 1.630 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 23 | 0 | BYE |
| 10 | 3 | 1.630 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 23 | 0 | BYE |
| 11 | 3 | 1.630 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 23 | 0 | BYE |
| 12 | 6 | 2.159 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 13 | -7 | 2.199 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 9 | +5 | Lost to Yale 0–36 |
| 14 | 7 | 2.682 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 7 | 0 | Beat Cornell 4–0 |
| 15 | 1 | 2.888 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 11 | -2 | Lost to Wesleyan 8–12 |
| 16 | 3 | 2.897 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 9 | -1 | Beat Fall River 18–4 |
| 17 | 9 | 3.136 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 12 | +3 | Beat Springfield 12–8 |
| 18 | -11 | 3.461 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 12 | 0 | Beat Andover 22–4; Lost to HARVARD 0–18 |
| 19 | 1 | 3.711 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 12 | -1 | BYE |
| 20 | -5 | 3.761 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 12 | 0 | Beat Troy Laureates 42–0; Lost to YALE 0–46 |
| 21 | 2 | 5.393 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 17 | 0 | BYE |
| 22 | 2 | 5.748 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 17 | -1 | BYE |
| 23 | 2 | 6.993 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 17 | -2 | BYE |
| 24 | -13 | 8.593 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 17 | -1 | Lost to Lehigh 0–22 |
| 25 | -13 | 8.593 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 17 | 0 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–34 |
| 26 | -4 | 8.593 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 17 | 0 | Lost to Orange A.c. 6–10 |
1891 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | -0.774 | Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Bucknell 62–4; Beat PENN STATE 24–2 |
| 2 | 4 | -0.570 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 68–0 |
| 3 | 7 | 0.407 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Dartmouth 16–0 |
| 4 | 20 | 0.530 | Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wesleyan 28–0; Beat CRESCENT A.C. 26–0 |
| 5 | 13 | 0.570 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 12–0 |
| 6 | 15 | 0.611 | Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT)) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Springfield 16–14; Beat BROWN 8–0 |
| 7 | -5 | 1.259 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 0–0–1 | 0.500 | 11 | 0 | Tied Williams 0–0 |
| 8 | -5 | 1.259 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 9 | -4 | 1.259 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 10 | -2 | 1.259 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 11 | -2 | 1.259 | Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 12 | -1 | 1.259 | Haverford (HAVERFORD) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 13 | 1 | 1.259 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 14 | 1 | 1.259 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 20 | 0 | BYE |
| 15 | 8 | 1.259 | Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 0–0–1 | 0.500 | 11 | 0 | Tied Amherst 0–0 |
| 16 | 9 | 1.892 | Springfield (SPRINGFIELD) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 9 | 0 | Lost to Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 14–16; Beat ORANGE A.C. 16–0 |
| 17 | 0 | 2.037 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Philadelphia ALL Stars 4–0 |
| 18 | 2 | 2.159 | Stevens (STEVENS) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat NEW York A.c. 6–5 |
| 19 | -15 | 2.339 | Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 11 | 0 | Beat M.i.t. 6–4; Lost to TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 0–8 |
| 20 | -4 | 2.672 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 11 | 0 | Beat Lafayette 14–4; Lost to LEHIGH 2–24 |
| 21 | -20 | 3.126 | Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 10 | 0 | Lost to Lehigh 4–62; Beat WYOMING SEMINARY 32–0 |
| 22 | -3 | 4.148 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–12 |
| 23 | -16 | 4.859 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Harvard 0–16 |
| 24 | -11 | 5.926 | M.i.t. (M.I.T.) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 15 | -1 | Lost to Brown 4–6 |
| 25 | 1 | 6.815 | Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 15 | -2 | Lost to Penn State 4–14 |
| 26 | -4 | 6.993 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 15 | 0 | Lost to Yale 0–28 |
1891 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.
1891 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings
1891 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.