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1897 Wesleyan (CT)

6–⁠7.

Schedule and results

Wesleyan (CT) in 1897, game by game: lost at Yale 0–30; lost at Brown 12–24; lost at Army 9–12; won vs. Amherst 24–0; won vs. Massachusetts 18–5; won vs. Williams 22–0; won at Amherst 14–0; lost at Harvard 0–34; won at Trinity (CT) 6–4; lost at Pennsylvania 0–22; lost at Lafayette 6–41; won vs. Tufts 6–0; lost at Brown 4–12+24−35Lost 0–30 at Yale-30YaleLost 12–24 at Brown-12BrownLost 9–12 at Army-3ArmyWon 24–0 vs. Amherst+24AmherstWon 18–5 vs. Massachusetts+13MassachusettsWon 22–0 vs. Williams+22WilliamsWon 14–0 at Amherst+14AmherstLost 0–34 at Harvard-34HarvardWon 6–4 at Trinity (CT)+2Trinity (CT)Lost 0–22 at Pennsylvania-22PennsylvaniaLost 6–41 at Lafayette-35LafayetteWon 6–0 vs. Tufts+6TuftsLost 4–12 at Brown-8Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atYaleL 0–⁠308%
Oct 6atBrownL 12–⁠2417%
Oct 9atArmyL 9–⁠1215%
Oct 13vsAmherstW 24–⁠063%
Oct 16vsMassachusettsW 18–⁠584%
Oct 23vsWilliamsW 22–⁠061%
Oct 27atAmherstW 14–⁠056%
Nov 6atHarvardL 0–⁠3411%
Nov 10atTrinity (CT)W 6–⁠446%
Nov 13atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠226%
Nov 20atLafayetteL 6–⁠4114%
Nov 24vsTuftsW 6–⁠068%
Nov 27atBrownL 4–⁠1226%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Brown 12–⁠4.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠184
Coach
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Elo
1330 +56 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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