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1897 Season

1897 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.387Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI15–01.0001+61Beat Cornell 4–0
200.397Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–10.9093+39BYE
321.007Yale (YALE)IND FBSI9–0–20.9093+36BYE
401.030Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–1–10.8756+31BYE
511.122Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–1–10.8138+25BYE
611.153Chicago (CHICAGO)B1011–10.9172+16Beat Michigan 21–12
7-41.488Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–1–10.8138+8Lost to Chicago 12–21
801.521Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B109–10.9005+20Beat Northwestern 22–0
901.939Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI9–2–10.79210+23Beat Lehigh 22–0
1002.111Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–20.750110Beat Eureka 6–0
1112.188Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–10.8756+5Beat White Squadron 8–0
1212.367Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI6–40.60017+8Beat Cincinnati 10–0; Beat OHIO MEDICAL 20–12
13-22.507Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–3–10.61115+8Lost to Pennsylvania 0–4
1402.864Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–30.57118+1BYE
1502.943Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI7–40.63613+22Beat Wesleyan 12–4
1613.346Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI7–3–20.66712-8Beat Penn State 6–0
17-14.006Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–30.62514-2Lost to Wisconsin 0–22
1804.192Purdue (PURDUE)B105–3–10.61115+1Tied Purdue Alumni 0–0
1904.548Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–4–10.50019-13BYE
2014.688Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–3–10.50019-3BYE
21-14.713Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50019-5BYE
2204.851Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI6–70.46222+3Beat Tufts 6–0; Lost to BROWN 4–12
2305.953Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–60.33324-7Lost to Dickinson 0–6
2406.251Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI6–70.46222-11Lost to Wesleyan 0–6
2507.197Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–70.30025-2Lost to Lafayette 0–22
2608.991Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–6–20.30025-6Tied Swarthmore 6–6
2709.109Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–6–20.30025-22BYE
28011.383Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI1–7–10.16728-21BYE

1897 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.360Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI14–01.0001+51Beat Harvard 15–6
2-10.380Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–10.9093+35Lost to Yale 0–6
310.961Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–0–10.9292+9Beat Wittenberg 32–0
4-11.030Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–1–10.8757+29Lost to Pennsylvania 6–15
511.041Yale (YALE)IND FBSI9–0–20.9093+32Beat Princeton 6–0
611.108Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–1–10.8139+23Beat Brown 42–0
711.262Chicago (CHICAGO)B1010–10.9093+9BYE
8-31.709Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–10.8896+14Lost to Wisconsin Alumni 0–6
922.036Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI8–2–10.77310+18Beat Wesleyan 41–6
10-12.065Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–20.714110Lost to Carlisle 6–23
11-12.137Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68813+8BYE
1202.231Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–10.8578+5Beat Lehigh 28–6
1312.250Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI4–40.50018+6Beat Illinois 23–6
1412.803Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI4–30.57117+1Beat Newton A.c. 24–0
15-23.217Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–40.60016+13Lost to Army 0–42
1603.452Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–20.71411-1BYE
1733.650Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI6–3–20.63614-10Beat Franklin & Marshall 42–0
1834.095Purdue (PURDUE)B105–30.62515+2Beat Minnesota 6–0
1904.410Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–4–10.50018-11Tied Connecticut Waterbury 0–0
20-34.530Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50018-4Lost to Purdue 0–6
2114.620Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–3–10.50018-2BYE
22-45.001Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI5–60.45523+1Lost to Lafayette 6–41
2315.642Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37524-3Beat Bloomsburg 10–0
24-15.648Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI6–60.50018-3BYE
2506.967Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–60.33325-1Lost to Navy 6–28
2609.054Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–6–10.27827-6Lost to Dickinson 0–42
2709.109Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI2–6–20.30026-20Beat M.i.t. 8–6
28011.274Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI1–7–10.16728-18Beat Troy Laureates 6–0

1897 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.262Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–01.0001+30BYE
200.385Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI13–01.0001+37Beat Wesleyan 22–0
300.766Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–0–10.9554+25Tied Yale 0–0
410.941Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–0–10.9175+8Beat Minnesota 14–0
531.015Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–01.0001+14Beat Chicago 23–8
611.152Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–0–20.9007+19Tied Harvard 0–0
7-11.220Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–1–10.78610+18Beat Stevens 18–4
8-41.309Chicago (CHICAGO)B1010–10.9096+10Lost to Wisconsin 8–23
901.372Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–10.8338+3Beat Knox 64–0
1012.089Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68813+8BYE
1112.233Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI7–2–10.75011+12Beat Dickinson 19–0
1222.378Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–10.8338+2Beat Maryland Baltimore 38–0
1302.527Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI6–30.66714+14Beat Carlisle 18–14
14-42.822Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI3–40.42923+2Lost to Brown 14–18
1532.845Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI3–30.50018+1Beat Williams 52–0
1633.562Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–20.71412-1Beat Northwestern Alumni 25–0
17-13.847Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.571160Lost to Michigan 0–14
1834.126Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI5–50.50018+2Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 6–4; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–22
1914.315Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–40.50018-11Lost to Wesleyan 4–6
20-34.333Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI5–3–20.60015-11Lost to Lafayette 0–19
2114.579Purdue (PURDUE)B104–30.57116-1Beat Missouri 30–12
22-74.623Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–3–10.50018-2Lost to Penn State 4–27
2305.633Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI6–60.50018-2Beat M.i.t. 6–0
2416.186Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–50.28626-2Beat Bucknell 27–4
25-16.579Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI3–50.37524-1Beat NEW York University 42–0
2608.229Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–5–10.31325-2Tied Pennsylvania Reserves 2–2
2709.953Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–6–20.22227-17Tied Holy Cross 6–6
28012.794Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–7–10.06328-15Lost to Dartmouth 0–52

1897 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.269Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI10–01.0001+25Beat Lafayette 57–0
2-10.379Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI12–01.0001+27Beat Carlisle 20–10
310.827Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI10–01.0001+21Beat Wesleyan 34–0
4-10.937Chicago (CHICAGO)B1010–01.0001+8Beat Notre Dame 34–5
521.062Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–0–10.9007+3Beat Purdue 34–4
631.109Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–1–10.75010+15Beat Lehigh 48–6
7-11.143Yale (YALE)IND FBSI8–0–10.9446+17Beat Chicago A.c. 16–6
8-31.143Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–01.0001+4Beat Beloit 11–0
911.662Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.8008+3BYE
10-21.901Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI3–30.50019+5Lost to Pennsylvania 10–20
1112.178Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI5–2–10.68812+6Beat Williams 42–0
12-12.481Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72211+5Lost to Princeton 0–57
1312.752Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI5–30.62516+9Beat Newton A.c. 24–0
14-12.755Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.8008+1Beat Virginia 4–0
1503.393Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–2–10.58317+2BYE
1603.479Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.667130BYE
1703.607Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI5–2–20.66713-8Tied York Ymca 0–0; Tied MOUNT ST. MARY'S 0–0
1853.926Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI2–30.40023+1Beat Amherst 54–0
1903.953Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–20.667130Beat Rush Medical 14–0
2013.965Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI4–30.57118-6Beat Amherst 18–0
21-34.340Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–40.50019-2Lost to Harvard 0–34
22-25.348Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.50019-1Lost to Michigan 4–34
23-16.303Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI5–60.45522-2Lost to Exeter 0–4; Lost to ANDOVER 4–6
2407.703Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–50.286240Lost to Army 6–48
2507.704Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–50.16727-5BYE
2618.141Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–50.28624-2Beat Lancaster Crescents 12–4
27-110.238Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–6–10.18826-14Lost to Dartmouth 0–54; Lost to TRINITY (CONNECTICUT) 0–18
28011.986Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–6–10.07128-11Lost to Cornell 0–42

1897 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.303Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI11–01.0001+21Beat Brown 40–0
2-10.455Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI9–01.0001+15Beat Elizabeth A.c. 12–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 30–0
320.936Chicago (CHICAGO)B109–01.0001+7Beat Illinois 18–12
400.944Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI9–01.0001+13Beat Cornell 24–5
541.024Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–01.0001+4Beat Minnesota 39–0
6-31.057Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–0–10.9386+15Tied Army 6–6
711.315Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–0–10.87570BYE
851.349Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI3–20.60015+5Beat Pennsylvania College 84–0
9-21.510Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–1–10.70012+12Tied Yale 6–6
10-41.620Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.8009+3Lost to Chicago 12–18
11-11.757Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–1–10.8138+4Beat Lehigh 34–0
1202.501Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI4–2–10.64314+6Lost to Harvard 5–24; Beat PENN STATE 45–0
1322.942Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75010+1BYE
14-33.042Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–30.57119+9Lost to Pennsylvania 0–40
1513.245Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI3–2–10.58318+2Beat Bloomsburg 6–0
16-23.425Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.667130Lost to Wisconsin 0–39
1713.510Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI5–20.71411-6BYE
1813.942Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI4–30.57119-2Beat Amherst 14–0
1924.471Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–20.600150Beat Physicians & Surgeons 6–0
2024.661Purdue (PURDUE)B103–20.60015-1Beat Indiana 20–6
21-44.690Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–30.50022-5Lost to Tufts 10–18
2215.393Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI5–40.55621-3Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 18–10
23-35.475Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–30.250240Lost to Princeton 0–30
2406.778Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–40.33323+2Lost to Lafayette 0–34
2507.704Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–50.16726-4Lost to Cornell 0–45
2608.081Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–4–10.25024-6Lost to Wesleyan 0–14; Tied WILLIAMS 6–6
2709.504Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–50.16726-1BYE
28011.451Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–5–10.08328-7Tied Amherst 6–6

1897 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.260Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI7–01.0001+12Beat Franklin & Marshall 54–0; Beat CORNELL 10–0
200.387Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI10–01.0001+14Beat Penn State 24–0; Beat LAFAYETTE 46–0
350.948Yale (YALE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+13Beat Brown 18–14; Beat CARLISLE 24–9
401.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI8–01.0001+9Beat Newton A.c. 24–0; Beat BROWN 18–0; Beat NEWTOWNE A.C. 22–0
511.015Chicago (CHICAGO)B108–01.0001+2Beat Northwestern 21–6
641.043Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–01.0001+2Beat Purdue 34–4
771.203Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–10.75011+10Beat Tufts 30–0
8-11.315Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–0–10.87580Beat Oberlin 16–6
921.328Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–01.00010Beat Madison High 29–0
10-52.040Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–1–10.78610+2Lost to Pennsylvania 0–46
11-82.074Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–20.66715+7Lost to Yale 14–18; Lost to HARVARD 0–18
1202.359Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–1–10.70014+4Lost to Princeton 0–10
1302.465Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–20.50017+5Lost to Yale 9–24
14-52.613Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–10.80090Lost to Iowa State 10–12
1502.990Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75011+1Beat Penn State 4–0
1613.436Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI2–2–10.50017+2Beat Lehigh 28–20
1763.529Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI3–20.60016-1Beat NEW York University 32–0
18-23.650Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI5–20.71413-5Lost to Lehigh 0–5; Beat VILLANOVA 52–0
1934.121Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI3–30.50017-2Beat Williams 22–0
20-14.732Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–20.333240BYE
2105.196Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.500170Lost to Chicago 6–21
22-45.266Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.500170Lost to Illinois 4–34
23-35.599Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI4–40.50017-4Lost to Army 0–30
2416.253Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI2–30.40023+3Beat Dickinson 5–0; Lost to BUCKNELL 20–28
25-16.606Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20026-2Lost to Pennsylvania 0–24; Lost to NAVY 0–4
2617.198Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI1–30.25025-3Beat Massachusetts 20–4
27-19.652Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–50.16727-1Lost to Princeton 0–54; Lost to HAVERFORD 10–12
28011.319Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–50.00028-6Lost to Wesleyan 0–22

1897 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.197Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Penn State 34–0; Beat CARLISLE 18–0
200.541Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI8–01.0001+5Beat Virginia 42–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 34–0
310.948Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Andover 20–4
411.009Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI5–01.0001+3Beat Army 10–0
511.017Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–0–10.91710+2Tied Cornell 4–4
621.057Chicago (CHICAGO)B107–01.00010Beat Armour 24–0; Beat BELOIT 39–6
741.062Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–0–10.833120Beat Ohio State 36–0
8-11.123Yale (YALE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Newton A.c. 10–0
911.290Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–01.00010Beat Grinnell 6–0
1041.340Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–01.00010Beat Lake Forest 36–0
1111.384Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–01.00010Beat Wisconsin Platteville 20–0
1211.479Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–0–10.87511+4Tied Lafayette 4–4
13-101.697Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–10.66714+4Lost to Princeton 0–18
14-52.063Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66714+4Lost to Harvard 0–10
15113.426Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.667140Beat Pennsylvania Reserves 22–0; Beat PRINCETON A.C. 6–0
1613.441Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI4–10.80013-1Beat Haverford 6–5
1724.294Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–2–10.375220BYE
1854.325Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.667140Beat Depauw 8–0
19-34.566Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–20.333230Lost to Pennsylvania 0–34
2014.582Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI4–30.571190Beat NEW Hampshire 12–4; Beat BOWDOIN 20–8
21-64.619Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667140Lost to Iowa 6–12
2204.636Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI2–30.40021-1Beat Amherst 24–0; Beat MASSACHUSETTS 18–5
23-34.655Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI2–20.50020-1Beat Hamilton 16–0
24-65.057Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.333230Lost to Princeton 0–34
25-17.513Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–20.333230BYE
2627.671Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–30.250260Beat Villanova 28–0
27-210.234Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–30.00027-3Lost to Wesleyan 0–24
28-110.772Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–40.00027-2Lost to Colgate 0–18

1897 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.303Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 53–0; Beat NAVY 28–0
230.493Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI6–01.0001+3Beat Gettysburg 57–0; Beat LEHIGH 58–0
3-20.531Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Bloomsburg 26–0
400.834Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Wesleyan 24–12; Beat BOSTON UNIVERSITY 44–0
520.882Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Amherst 38–0
630.910Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+1Beat Franklin & Marshall 8–0; Beat TEMPERANCE A.C. 64–0
7-10.910Yale (YALE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+1Beat Amherst 18–0; Beat WILLIAMS 32–0
861.032Chicago (CHICAGO)B105–01.00010Beat Lake Forest 71–0
9-61.043Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Wesleyan 12–9
1031.062Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.00010Beat Carleton 48–6
1111.290Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–0–10.750150Tied Ohio Wesleyan 0–0
12-41.366Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.00010Beat Madison High 8–0; Beat RUSH MEDICAL 28–0
1321.505Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Tufts 15–0
14-31.593Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–01.00010Beat Physicians & Surgeons 6–0
1531.972Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–01.00010Beat Beloit 6–0
1632.814Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–10.500170BYE
1743.392Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI3–10.750150Beat Swarthmore 20–4
1823.411Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500170BYE
1934.211Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–2–10.375210Tied Pennsylvania Reserves 6–6
2044.748Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI1–20.333220Beat Massachusetts 26–5
2145.695Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI2–30.400200Beat Boston College 12–0; Lost to CORNELL 0–15
2245.724Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–30.000240Lost to Brown 12–24; Lost to ARMY 9–12
23-135.816Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500170Lost to Oberlin 6–22
2437.219Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–20.333220Beat Williams 5–0; Lost to PENNSYLVANIA 0–58
25-97.876Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–20.000240Lost to Yale 0–18; Lost to HARVARD 0–38
26-97.876Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–10.000240Lost to Princeton 0–28
27-48.593Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–30.00024-2Lost to Lehigh 0–5; Lost to YALE 0–32
28010.690Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–30.000240Lost to Lafayette 0–8

1897 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
16-0.076Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+2Beat Dickinson 36–0
2110.038Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Lehigh 43–0
330.455Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 38–6
4-30.607Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
5-30.806Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Washington & Jefferson 18–4; Beat BUCKNELL 33–0
6120.910Yale (YALE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 10–0; Beat WESLEYAN 30–0
7-41.024Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Bowdoin 24–0; Beat DARTMOUTH 13–0
891.062Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Lake Forest 30–0
9131.113Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming Seminary 26–0; Beat PENN STATE 24–0
1041.138Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Illinois State 28–0
11-31.214Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat Eureka 26–0
12-21.290Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 24–0
1371.290Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.00010Beat Macalester 26–0
1471.413Chicago (CHICAGO)B104–01.00010Beat Monmouth 41–4
1591.783Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Syracuse 16–0
16-111.793Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.000270BYE
17-61.793Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000270BYE
18-61.972Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.00010Beat Evanston High 6–0
19-152.881Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–10.500180Lost to Harvard 0–13
20-13.478Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500180Lost to Lafayette 0–24
2123.964Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–10.667170Lost to Carlisle 0–36
2234.128Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–20.333200Lost to Pennsylvania 0–33
2346.303Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–10.000220BYE
24-96.469Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–20.000220Lost to Yale 0–10; Lost to ARMY 6–38
2516.973Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–20.333200Lost to Boston University 6–20
26-107.959Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–10.000220Lost to Yale 0–30
27-1810.110Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–10.000220Lost to Princeton 0–43
28013.503Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–20.000220Lost to Virginia 0–38

1897 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
12-0.076Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Tufts 24–0
216-0.038Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Bucknell 17–0; Beat FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 33–0
360.228Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Williams 20–0
430.910Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Exeter 34–0
5-40.966Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
6-40.966Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
7-20.966Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
820.966Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000150BYE
930.966Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1030.966Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000150BYE
1140.966Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1240.966Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000150BYE
1360.966Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1460.966Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000150BYE
1560.966Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1670.966Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
1780.966Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000150BYE
1880.966Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.000150BYE
19-20.986Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Gettysburg 32–0
20-61.366Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat Minneapolis South High 22–0
2161.618Chicago (CHICAGO)B103–01.00010Beat Englewood High 21–0; Beat HYDE PARK HIGH 11–0
22-111.669Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Bloomsburg 14–0
2351.821Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Susquehanna 18–0
24-181.972Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Colgate 6–0
25-212.127Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI1–10.500110Lost to Pennsylvania 0–17; Beat WILLIAMSPORT 45–0
26-43.861Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI1–10.500110Lost to Brown 0–24; Beat BOWDOIN 18–6
27-35.186Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–10.000130Lost to Harvard 0–20
28-207.338Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–10.000130Lost to Pennsylvania 0–33

1897 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.138Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
200.138Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
300.138Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
400.138Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
500.138Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
610.138Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
710.138Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
810.138Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
910.138Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1010.138Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00030BYE
1110.138Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1210.138Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1310.138Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00030BYE
1410.138Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00030BYE
1510.138Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1610.138Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00030BYE
1710.138Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1810.138Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
1910.138Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2010.138Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00030BYE
2110.138Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2210.138Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2310.138Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2410.138Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
2510.138Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00030BYE
2610.138Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00030BYE
27-211.669Chicago (CHICAGO)B101–01.00010Beat Hyde Park High 14–0
2802.124Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI1–01.00010BYE

1897 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.069Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
2-10.069Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
3-20.069Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
4-30.069Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
5-40.069Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
6-50.069Chicago (CHICAGO)B100–00.00020BYE
7-60.069Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
8-70.069Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
9-80.069Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
10-90.069Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
11-100.069Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00020BYE
12-110.069Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
13-120.069Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
14-130.069Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00020BYE
15-140.069Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00020BYE
16-150.069Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
17-160.069Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00020BYE
18-170.069Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
19-180.069Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
20-190.069Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
21-200.069Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00020BYE
22-210.069Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
23-220.069Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
24-230.069Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
25-240.069Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
26-250.069Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00020BYE
27-260.069Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00020BYE
28-272.124Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Phoenix A.c. 2–0

1897 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

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1897 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1260.000Amherst (AMHERST)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1200.000Brown (BROWN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Bucknell (BUCKNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Carlisle (CARLISLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Chicago (CHICAGO)B100–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Dickinson (DICKINSON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
120.000Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
180.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000Tufts (TUFTS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Williams (WILLIAMS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
150.000Yale (YALE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason

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