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1896 Williams

6–⁠4–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Williams in 1896, game by game: lost at Harvard 0–6; won vs. Troy Laureates 12–4; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 6–0; won vs. Andover 24–0; lost at Yale 0–22; won at Syracuse 24–6; won at Colgate 4–0; won at Bowdoin 22–0; lost vs. Amherst 4–6; tied vs. Cornell 0–0; lost at Dartmouth 0–10+24−22Lost 0–6 at Harvard-6HarvardWon 12–4 vs. Troy Laureates+8Troy LaureatesWon 6–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+6Wesleyan (CT)Won 24–0 vs. Andover+24AndoverLost 0–22 at Yale-22YaleWon 24–6 at Syracuse+18SyracuseWon 4–0 at Colgate+4ColgateWon 22–0 at Bowdoin+22BowdoinLost 4–6 vs. Amherst-2AmherstTied 0–0 vs. Cornell0CornellLost 0–10 at Dartmouth-10Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atHarvardL 0–⁠611%
Sep 30vsTroy LaureatesW 12–⁠473%
Oct 3vsWesleyan (CT)W 6–⁠063%
Oct 10vsAndoverW 24–⁠072%
Oct 14atYaleL 0–⁠228%
Oct 17atSyracuseW 24–⁠631%
Oct 24atColgateW 4–⁠030%
Oct 31atBowdoinW 22–⁠060%
Nov 7vsAmherstL 4–⁠680%
Nov 14vsCornellT 0–⁠038%
Nov 21atDartmouthL 0–⁠1028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2 3rd in the Triangular Football League (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
96–⁠54
Coach
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Elo
1378 +96 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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