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Chicago

B10 · 1896 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
15–2–1
0.861 Win %
Conference
4th
3–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
48
1892–1939
All-Time Record
287–147–32
0.650 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1899, 1905, 1908
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 24
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 4 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Chicago head-to-head · History & Eras

1896 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15ENGLEWOOD HIGHUnranked—W 24–0
4Week 4 · Sep 22HYDE PARK HIGHUnranked—W 24–0
4Week 4 · Sep 22WHEATON HIGHUnranked—W 47–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29ENGLEWOOD HIGHUnranked—W 12–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29EUREKAUnranked—W 46–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6MONMOUTHUnranked—W 43–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6CHICAGO ALUMNIUnranked—W 5–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13HAHNEMANN MEDICALUnranked—W 34–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13IOWAUnranked—W 6–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20NOTRE DAMEUnranked—W 18–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20OBERLINUnranked—W 30–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27ARMOURUnranked—W 36–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB106–1–2L 6–46
10Week 10 · Nov 3Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–2–1W 12–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–1–1L 0–24
12Week 12 · Nov 17Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1T 0–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB106–1–2W 18–6
14Week 14 · Dec 1Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–1W 7–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.617
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-2+19
  • Michigan +9
  • Northwestern +6
  • Illinois +4
  • Lake Forest 0
  • Northwestern -1
  • Wisconsin -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #8Better than 95%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.861 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9W11#9W12#8W13#8W14#8Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
+24
+47
+12
+46
+43
+5
+34
+6
+18
+30
+36
-40
+12
-24
0
+12
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#151892#141893#131894#81895

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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