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1887 MIT

5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

MIT in 1887, game by game: lost at Harvard 0–62; won vs. Trinity (CT) 72–0; won vs. Dartmouth 24–15; won vs. Amherst 54–0; won at Stevens 20–0; won at Tufts 36–0+72−62Lost 0–62 at Harvard-62HarvardWon 72–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+72Trinity (CT)Won 24–15 vs. Dartmouth+9DartmouthWon 54–0 vs. Amherst+54AmherstWon 20–0 at Stevens+20StevensWon 36–0 at Tufts+36Tufts
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8atHarvardL 0–⁠627%
Oct 29vsTrinity (CT)W 72–⁠059%
Nov 5vsDartmouthW 24–⁠1525%
Nov 12vsAmherstW 54–⁠074%
Nov 19atStevensW 20–⁠062%
Nov 24atTuftsW 36–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tufts 36–⁠0.

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

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of MIT’s 1887 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
Oct 12vsHarvardW 12–⁠10Harvard’s article
Record
5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
206–⁠77
Coach
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Elo
1322 +133 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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