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1884 Wesleyan (CT)

3–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Wesleyan (CT) in 1884, game by game: lost at Yale 0–31; lost at Princeton 2–22; lost at Yale 0–63; won at Stevens 11–0; won vs. Harvard 16–0; lost at Yale 0–46; won vs. Rutgers 31–0; lost at Pennsylvania 12–14+31−63Lost 0–31 at Yale-31YaleLost 2–22 at Princeton-20PrincetonLost 0–63 at Yale-63YaleWon 11–0 at Stevens+11StevensWon 16–0 vs. Harvard+16HarvardLost 0–46 at Yale-46YaleWon 31–0 vs. Rutgers+31RutgersLost 12–14 at Pennsylvania-2Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atYaleL 0–⁠318%
Oct 15atPrincetonL 2–⁠228%
Oct 18atYaleL 0–⁠637%
Oct 29atStevensW 11–⁠034%
Nov 1vsHarvardW 16–⁠025%
Nov 5atYaleL 0–⁠468%
Nov 15vsRutgersW 31–⁠045%
Nov 27atPennsylvaniaL 12–⁠1423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 14–⁠12.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
72–⁠176
Coach
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Elo
1363 +96 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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