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1886 Tufts

0–⁠9.

Schedule and results

Tufts in 1886, game by game: lost at Williams 0–61; lost vs. Harvard 0–82; lost vs. Williams 4–33; lost at Harvard 0–46; lost vs. Amherst 4–18; lost at Amherst 4–22; lost vs. Exeter 8–18; lost vs. Massachusetts 5–6; lost at MIT 8–26+7−82Lost 0–61 at Williams-61WilliamsLost 0–82 vs. Harvard-82HarvardLost 4–33 vs. Williams-29WilliamsLost 0–46 at Harvard-46HarvardLost 4–18 vs. Amherst-14AmherstLost 4–22 at Amherst-18AmherstLost 8–18 vs. Exeter-10ExeterLost 5–6 vs. Massachusetts-1MassachusettsLost 8–26 at MIT-18MIT
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atWilliamsL 0–⁠6143%
Oct 2vsHarvardL 0–⁠8215%
Oct 6vsWilliamsL 4–⁠3347%
Oct 9atHarvardL 0–⁠466%
Oct 13vsAmherstL 4–⁠1845%
Oct 20atAmherstL 4–⁠2227%
Oct 23vsExeterL 8–⁠1839%
Oct 30vsMassachusettsL 5–⁠656%
Nov 6atMITL 8–⁠2625%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to MIT 26–⁠8.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
0–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠5 4th in the Northern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
33–⁠312
Coach
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Elo
1028 −160 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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