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1890 Wesleyan (CT)

5–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Wesleyan (CT) in 1890, game by game: lost at Yale 0–8; won vs. Trinity (CT) 12–5; lost vs. Yale 0–34; won at Columbia 4–0; won at Amherst 8–6; lost at Harvard 0–55; lost at Yale 0–76; won vs. Cornell 4–2; lost at Princeton 4–46; won vs. Brown 34–6; lost at Pennsylvania 10–16+28−76Lost 0–8 at Yale-8YaleWon 12–5 vs. Trinity (CT)+7Trinity (CT)Lost 0–34 vs. Yale-34YaleWon 4–0 at Columbia+4ColumbiaWon 8–6 at Amherst+2AmherstLost 0–55 at Harvard-55HarvardLost 0–76 at Yale-76YaleWon 4–2 vs. Cornell+2CornellLost 4–46 at Princeton-42PrincetonWon 34–6 vs. Brown+28BrownLost 10–16 at Pennsylvania-6Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atYaleL 0–⁠88%
Oct 4vsTrinity (CT)W 12–⁠561%
Oct 8vsYaleL 0–⁠3414%
Oct 18atColumbiaW 4–⁠040%
Oct 22atAmherstW 8–⁠656%
Oct 25atHarvardL 0–⁠5510%
Nov 1atYaleL 0–⁠767%
Nov 5vsCornellW 4–⁠238%
Nov 15atPrincetonL 4–⁠466%
Nov 22vsBrownW 34–⁠645%
Nov 26atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠1618%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 16–⁠10.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
76–⁠254
Coach
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Elo
1356 +63 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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