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FBSI · 1887 Season · Final

Paramount
Record
9–0
1.000 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
108
1872–1981
All-Time Record
718–203–52
0.765 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1876, 1880, 1882 +10
#1 Finishes
13
Top 5: 39 · Top 10: 50 · Top 25: 66
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 34 seasons · 34 Top 10 · 10× #1

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

1887 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 38–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 106–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI3–3W 74–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–7W 50–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI2–6W 74–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15CRESCENT A.C.Unranked—W 68–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 76–4
13Week 13 · Nov 22Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 12–0
9Final · Nov 29Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI10–1W 17–8

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
-2.513
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+40
0+40
  • Harvard +10
  • Princeton +7
  • Pennsylvania +6
  • Wesleyan +4
  • Wesleyan +4
  • Wesleyan +4
  • Williams +3
  • Rutgers +2

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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 1stBetter than 100%

1.000 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#1W10#2W11#1W12#2W13#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
+106
+74
+50
+74
+68
+72
+12
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#11882#11883#11884#21885#11886

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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