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FBSI · 1896 Season · Final

Developing
Record
13–1
0.929 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

1896 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 6–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Amherst (AMHERST)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 18–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13ORANGE A.C.Unranked—W 12–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 22–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI5–2–1W 42–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 16–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Carlisle (CARLISLE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 12–6
10Week 10 · Nov 3ELIZABETH A.C.Unranked—W 12–6
10Week 10 · Nov 3Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–2–1W 16–2
11Week 11 · Nov 10BOSTON A.C.Unranked—W 10–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI4–5–1W 18–6
12Week 12 · Nov 17NEW JERSEY A.C.Unranked—W 16–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI10–0–1L 6–24

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
1.370
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
0+39
  • Williams +6
  • Trinity (connecticut) +5
  • Dartmouth +5
  • Carlisle +5
  • Brown +4
  • Wesleyan +4
  • Brown +4
  • Amherst +3
  • Army +3
  • 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 #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.929 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W11#6W12#6W13#6W14#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+12
+18
+12
+22
+42
+16
+6
+6
+14
+10
+12
+16
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#11891#11892#11893#11894#31895

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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