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1886 Wesleyan (CT)

2–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Wesleyan (CT) in 1886, game by game: lost at Yale 0–75; lost vs. Yale 0–62; won vs. Amherst 47–0; lost at Pennsylvania 0–14; lost at Yale 0–136; lost at Harvard 0–34; won vs. Lafayette 26–0; lost vs. Princeton 6–76+47−136Lost 0–75 at Yale-75YaleLost 0–62 vs. Yale-62YaleWon 47–0 vs. Amherst+47AmherstLost 0–14 at Pennsylvania-14PennsylvaniaLost 0–136 at Yale-136YaleLost 0–34 at Harvard-34HarvardWon 26–0 vs. Lafayette+26LafayetteLost 6–76 vs. Princeton-70Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6atYaleL 0–⁠7510%
Oct 9vsYaleL 0–⁠6216%
Oct 16vsAmherstW 47–⁠066%
Oct 27atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1425%
Oct 30atYaleL 0–⁠1368%
Nov 6atHarvardL 0–⁠3411%
Nov 13vsLafayetteW 26–⁠031%
Nov 20vsPrincetonL 6–⁠7611%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Princeton 76–⁠6.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
79–⁠397
Coach
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Elo
1321 +22 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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