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1896 Grinnell

0–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1896, game by game: lost at Minnesota 0–12; lost at Wisconsin 6–54+7−48Lost 0–12 at Minnesota-12MinnesotaLost 6–54 at Wisconsin-48Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10atMinnesotaL 0–⁠129%
Oct 24atWisconsinL 6–⁠5410%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 54–⁠6.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Grinnell’s 1896 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 14vsIowaL 6–⁠15Iowa’s article
Record
0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
6–⁠66
Coach
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Elo
1201 −10 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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