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Franklin & Marshall

FBSI · 1897 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–6–2
0.300 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
7
1889–1904
All-Time Record
24–31–7
0.444 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1889
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1897 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI15–0L 0–33
6Week 6 · Oct 5VIRGINIAUnranked—L 0–38
7Week 7 · Oct 12Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI9–2–1L 0–8
8Week 8 · Oct 19VILLANOVAUnranked—W 28–0
9Week 9 · Oct 26Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI10–1L 0–54
9Week 9 · Oct 26HAVERFORDUnranked—L 10–12
11Week 11 · Nov 9LANCASTER CRESCENTSUnranked—W 12–4
12Week 12 · Nov 16PENNSYLVANIA RESERVESUnranked—T 2–2
13Week 13 · Nov 23Dickinson (DICKINSON)H2HIND FBSI7–3–2L 0–42
12Final · Nov 30SWARTHMOREUnranked—T 6–6

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
8.991
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-6+0
  • Pennsylvania 0
  • Princeton -1
  • Lafayette -2
  • Dickinson -3

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27W10#26W11#26W12#26W13#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-33
-38
-8
+28
-54
-2
+8
0
-42
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#41889#61890#201891#261896

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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