1896 Wesleyan (CT)

4–⁠5–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Wesleyan (CT) in 1896, game by game: lost at Williams 0–6; won vs. WPI 12–4; lost at Harvard 0–28; won vs. Amherst 6–0; lost at Yale 0–16; lost at Amherst 4–6; won at Tufts 28–4; tied at Army 12–12; won vs. Trinity (CT) 24–12; lost at Lafayette 0–18+24−28Lost 0–6 at Williams-6WilliamsWon 12–4 vs. WPI+8WPILost 0–28 at Harvard-28HarvardWon 6–0 vs. Amherst+6AmherstLost 0–16 at Yale-16YaleLost 4–6 at Amherst-2AmherstWon 28–4 at Tufts+24TuftsTied 12–12 at Army0ArmyWon 24–12 vs. Trinity (CT)+12Trinity (CT)Lost 0–18 at Lafayette-18Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atWilliamsL 0–⁠637%
Oct 7vsWPIW 12–⁠467%
Oct 10atHarvardL 0–⁠288%
Oct 14vsAmherstW 6–⁠058%
Oct 21atYaleL 0–⁠165%
Oct 24atAmherstL 4–⁠646%
Oct 31atTuftsW 28–⁠443%
Nov 7atArmyT 12–⁠1219%
Nov 11vsTrinity (CT)W 24–⁠1255%
Nov 21atLafayetteL 0–⁠1810%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lafayette 18–⁠0.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠106
Coach
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Elo
1311 +61 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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