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1886 MIT

2–⁠6–⁠1.

Schedule and results

MIT in 1886, game by game: tied at Williams 14–14; lost vs. Harvard 0–54; lost at Williams 0–21; lost at Yale 0–96; lost at Harvard 0–59; lost at Dartmouth 6–11; won vs. Amherst 22–0; won vs. Tufts 26–8; lost vs. Harvard 0–62+22−96Tied 14–14 at Williams0WilliamsLost 0–54 vs. Harvard-54HarvardLost 0–21 at Williams-21WilliamsLost 0–96 at Yale-96YaleLost 0–59 at Harvard-59HarvardLost 6–11 at Dartmouth-5DartmouthWon 22–0 vs. Amherst+22AmherstWon 26–8 vs. Tufts+18TuftsLost 0–62 vs. Harvard-62Harvard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atWilliamsT 14–⁠1438%
Oct 6vsHarvardL 0–⁠5417%
Oct 9atWilliamsL 0–⁠2133%
Oct 16atYaleL 0–⁠964%
Oct 20atHarvardL 0–⁠597%
Oct 23atDartmouthL 6–⁠1114%
Oct 30vsAmherstW 22–⁠047%
Nov 6vsTuftsW 26–⁠875%
Nov 17vsHarvardL 0–⁠6212%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harvard 62–⁠0.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
68–⁠325
Coach
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Elo
1184 −2 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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