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FBS Independents

1897 Season · 21 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
15.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.051
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1897 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)15–01.00010.387Challenger+61
2Princeton (PRINCETON)10–10.90920.397Challenger+39
3Yale (YALE)9–0–20.90931.007Developing ＋+36
4Harvard (HARVARD)10–1–10.87541.030Developing ＋+31
5Army (ARMY)6–1–10.81351.122Developing ＋+25
6Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)9–2–10.79291.939Rebuilding ＋+23
7Navy (NAVY)7–10.875112.188Rebuilding+5
8Carlisle (CARLISLE)6–40.600122.367Rebuilding+8
9Cornell (CORNELL)5–3–10.611132.507Rebuilding −+8
10Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)4–30.571142.864Struggling ＋+1
11Brown (BROWN)7–40.636152.943Struggling ＋+22
12Dickinson (DICKINSON)7–3–20.667163.346Struggling-8
13Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))4–4–10.500194.548Failing-13
14Bucknell (BUCKNELL)3–3–10.500204.688Failing-3
15Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)6–70.462224.851Failing+3
16Penn State (PENN STATE)3–60.333235.953Rock Bottom-7
17Tufts (TUFTS)6–70.462246.251Rock Bottom-11
18Lehigh (LEHIGH)3–70.300257.197Rock Bottom-2
19Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)2–6–20.300268.991Rock Bottom-6
20Amherst (AMHERST)2–6–20.300279.109Rock Bottom-22
21Williams (WILLIAMS)1–7–10.1672811.383Rock Bottom-21

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
18152230PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W10: #1Pennsylvania — W11: #2Pennsylvania — W12: #2Pennsylvania — W13: #1Pennsylvania — Final: #1PrincetonPrinceton — W10: #2Princeton — W11: #1Princeton — W12: #1Princeton — W13: #2Princeton — Final: #2YaleYale — W10: #6Yale — W11: #7Yale — W12: #6Yale — W13: #5Yale — Final: #3HarvardHarvard — W10: #4Harvard — W11: #3Harvard — W12: #3Harvard — W13: #4Harvard — Final: #4ArmyArmy — W10: #9Army — W11: #6Army — W12: #7Army — W13: #6Army — Final: #5LafayetteLafayette — W10: #11Lafayette — W11: #12Lafayette — W12: #11Lafayette — W13: #9Lafayette — Final: #9NavyNavy — W10: #13Navy — W11: #14Navy — W12: #12Navy — W13: #12Navy — Final: #11CarlisleCarlisle — W10: #8Carlisle — W11: #10Carlisle — W12: #14Carlisle — W13: #13Carlisle — Final: #12CACornellCornell — W10: #12Cornell — W11: #11Cornell — W12: #10Cornell — W13: #11Cornell — Final: #13DartmouthDartmouth — W10: #23Dartmouth — W11: #18Dartmouth — W12: #15Dartmouth — W13: #14Dartmouth — Final: #14BrownBrown — W10: #14Brown — W11: #13Brown — W12: #13Brown — W13: #15Brown — Final: #15DickinsonDickinson — W10: #17Dickinson — W11: #17Dickinson — W12: #20Dickinson — W13: #17Dickinson — Final: #16DITrinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W10: #21Trinity (connecticut) — W11: #20Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #19Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #19Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #19T(BucknellBucknell — W10: #15Bucknell — W11: #15Bucknell — W12: #22Bucknell — W13: #21Bucknell — Final: #20WesleyanWesleyan — W10: #18Wesleyan — W11: #21Wesleyan — W12: #18Wesleyan — W13: #22Wesleyan — Final: #22WEPenn StatePenn State — W10: #25Penn State — W11: #25Penn State — W12: #24Penn State — W13: #23Penn State — Final: #23TuftsTufts — W10: #22Tufts — W11: #23Tufts — W12: #23Tufts — W13: #24Tufts — Final: #24LehighLehigh — W10: #24Lehigh — W11: #24Lehigh — W12: #25Lehigh — W13: #25Lehigh — Final: #25Franklin & MarshallFranklin & Marshall — W10: #27Franklin & Marshall — W11: #26Franklin & Marshall — W12: #26Franklin & Marshall — W13: #26Franklin & Marshall — Final: #26F&MAmherstAmherst — W10: #26Amherst — W11: #27Amherst — W12: #27Amherst — W13: #27Amherst — Final: #27AMWilliamsWilliams — W10: #28Williams — W11: #28Williams — W12: #28Williams — W13: #28Williams — Final: #28W10W11W12W13Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
4.051
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Pennsylvania
+61
Princeton
+39
Yale
+36
Harvard
+31
Army
+25
Lafayette
+23
Brown
+22
Carlisle
+8
Cornell
+8
Navy
+5
Wesleyan
+3
Dartmouth
+1
Lehigh
-2
Bucknell
-3
Franklin & Marshall
-6
Penn State
-7
Dickinson
-8
Tufts
-11
Trinity (connecticut)
-13
Williams
-21
Amherst
-22

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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