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FBSI · 1883 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
103
1875–1981
All-Time Record
630–259–42
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1887, 1890
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 35 · Top 25: 49
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 30 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 2× #1

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

1883 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI3–5W 23–1
8Week 8 · Oct 16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1W 4–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 14–4
10Week 10 · Oct 30M.I.T.Unranked—W 14–1
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI3–5W 18–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 11–2
12Week 12 · Nov 13WILLIAMSUnranked—W 39–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–1L 7–26
14Week 14 · Nov 27Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HIND FBSI0–4W 3–0
10Final · Dec 4Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 2–23

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
1.030
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-1+24
  • Pennsylvania +6
  • Stevens +6
  • Stevens +6
  • Wesleyan +3
  • Wesleyan +3
  • Michigan 0
  • Yale 0
  • Princeton -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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3W11#3W12#4W13#4W14#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+4
+10
+13
+12
+9
+39
-19
+3
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#61878#31879#41880#41881#31882

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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