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1888 Williams

4–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Williams in 1888, game by game: won vs. Amherst 53–0; lost vs. Harvard 6–14; lost vs. Yale 0–30; lost at Cornell 0–20; won at Rutgers 42–0; lost at Dartmouth 6–36; won at Stevens 42–4; won vs. MIT 22–0+53−30Won 53–0 vs. Amherst+53AmherstLost 6–14 vs. Harvard-8HarvardLost 0–30 vs. Yale-30YaleLost 0–20 at Cornell-20CornellWon 42–0 at Rutgers+42RutgersLost 6–36 at Dartmouth-30DartmouthWon 42–4 at Stevens+38StevensWon 22–0 vs. MIT+22MIT
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 13vsAmherstW 53–⁠076%
Oct 17vsHarvardL 6–⁠1416%
Oct 20vsYaleL 0–⁠3011%
Oct 27atCornellL 0–⁠2020%
Nov 2atRutgersW 42–⁠033%
Nov 10atDartmouthL 6–⁠3633%
Nov 17atStevensW 42–⁠470%
Nov 24vsMITW 22–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat MIT 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
171–⁠104
Coach
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Elo
1341 +68 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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