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Williams

FBSI · 1896 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
21
1886–1906
All-Time Record
108–89–14
0.545 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1886, 1890, 1891
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 13
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1896 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 0–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6TROY LAUREATESUnranked—W 12–4
6Week 6 · Oct 6Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 6–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13ANDOVERUnranked—W 24–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI13–1L 0–22
8Week 8 · Oct 20SYRACUSEUnranked—W 24–6
9Week 9 · Oct 27COLGATEUnranked—W 4–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)H2HIND FBSI5–3–2W 22–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Amherst (AMHERST)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1L 4–6
12Week 12 · Nov 17Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1T 0–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–2–1L 0–10

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
3.828
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-13+9
  • Bowdoin +5
  • Wesleyan +4
  • Cornell 0
  • Yale -1
  • Dartmouth -2
  • Harvard -4
  • Amherst -6

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.591 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#16W11#17W12#20W13#19W14#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+8
+6
+24
-22
+18
+4
+22
-2
0
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#41891#251892#111893#121894#221895

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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