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1897 Williams

1–⁠7–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Williams in 1897, game by game: lost at Harvard 0–20; lost at Lehigh 0–5; lost at Yale 0–32; lost vs. Colgate 0–18; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–22; tied vs. Amherst 6–6; lost vs. Cornell 0–42; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–52; won vs. Troy Laureates 6–0+7−52Lost 0–20 at Harvard-20HarvardLost 0–5 at Lehigh-5LehighLost 0–32 at Yale-32YaleLost 0–18 vs. Colgate-18ColgateLost 0–22 at Wesleyan (CT)-22Wesleyan (CT)Tied 6–6 vs. Amherst0AmherstLost 0–42 vs. Cornell-42CornellLost 0–52 vs. Dartmouth-52DartmouthWon 6–0 vs. Troy Laureates+6Troy Laureates
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atHarvardL 0–⁠2017%
Oct 6atLehighL 0–⁠556%
Oct 9atYaleL 0–⁠328%
Oct 16vsColgateL 0–⁠1836%
Oct 23atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠2239%
Oct 30vsAmherstT 6–⁠665%
Nov 6vsCornellL 0–⁠4220%
Nov 13vsDartmouthL 0–⁠5223%
Nov 20vsTroy LaureatesW 6–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Troy Laureates 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
1–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in the Triangular Football League (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
12–⁠197
Coach
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Elo
1221 −97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.5 No. 23 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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