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FBSI · 1889 Season · Final

Paramount
Record
16–1
0.941 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

1889 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI5–7–1W 38–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 36–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI5–7–1W 63–5
9Week 9 · Oct 22Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 56–6
9Week 9 · Oct 22Amherst (AMHERST)H2HIND FBSI3–5–2W 42–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 64–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI2–7–2W 62–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI7–6W 20–10
11Week 11 · Nov 5Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 30–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12CRESCENT A.C.Unranked—W 5–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 70–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Amherst (AMHERST)H2HIND FBSI3–5–2W 32–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 70–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI5–7–1W 52–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26CRESCENT A.C.Unranked—W 18–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI9–2W 6–0
10Final · Dec 3Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI10–0L 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
-0.556
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+67
0+67
  • Harvard +9
  • Cornell +7
  • Pennsylvania +7
  • Cornell +7
  • Wesleyan +5
  • Wesleyan +5
  • Trinity (connecticut) +5
  • Wesleyan +5
  • Williams +4
  • Williams +4
  • Amherst +3
  • Amherst +3
  • Columbia +2
  • Stevens +1
  • Princeton 0

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 #2Better than 99%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.941 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2W11#3W12#2W13#2W14#2Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
+36
+58
+50
+42
+64
+62
+10
+30
+5
+70
+32
+70
+52
+18
+6
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#11884#21885#11886#31887#21888

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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