| # | Team | State | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Grove Christian School | VA | 4-3-1 | -0.10 | -2.1 | -24 |
| 1877 | Osbourn Park | VA | 3-4-0 | -0.12 | 3.1 | -330 |
| 1878 | Paw Paw | MI | 1-4-1 | -0.13 | 8.1 | -142 |
| 1879 | Peoria Christian | IL | 4-2-1 | -0.13 | -5.8 | -96 |
| 1880 | Hastings | NE | 3-7-0 | -0.14 | 6.6 | -149 |
| 1881 | San Francisco Waldorf | CA | 3-3-3 | -0.15 | -0.4 | +101 |
| 1882 | Milledgeville Athletic Club | GA | 7-4-0 | -0.15 | -4.4 | -72 |
| 1883 | North Surry | NC | 7-5-2 | -0.15 | -2.6 | -98 |
| 1884 | Crete | NE | 10-5-0 | -0.16 | -7.0 | -279 |
| 1885 | Clinton | SC | 13-3-0 | -0.17 | -12.1 | -129 |
| 1886 | Hodgson Vo-Tech | DE | 4-2-1 | -0.17 | -5.9 | -175 |
| 1887 | Edsel Ford | MI | 2-3-1 | -0.17 | 3.7 | -434 |
| 1888 | Seneca | SC | 9-9-0 | -0.17 | -0.6 | -96 |
| 1889 | Bridge Creek | OK | 6-6-0 | -0.20 | -1.0 | -357 |
| 1890 | South Garner | NC | 9-5-0 | -0.20 | -4.4 | -66 |
| 1891 | Woodmont | SC | 2-12-1 | -0.20 | 11.4 | -145 |
| 1892 | Clarksville | AR | 8-6-0 | -0.23 | -3.1 | -259 |
| 1893 | Woodville-Tompkins | GA | 11-5-0 | -0.23 | -7.5 | -95 |
| 1894 | Heritage | VA | 3-3-0 | -0.25 | -0.8 | -- |
| 1895 | Mansueto | IL | 4-3-0 | -0.25 | -3.9 | -263 |
| 1896 | Fort Chiswell | VA | 6-3-1 | -0.26 | -5.0 | -339 |
| 1897 | Westfield School | GA | 5-7-0 | -0.27 | 3.4 | -23 |
| 1898 | White Plains | AL | 10-6-1 | -0.29 | -5.0 | -302 |
| 1899 | Bryant | AL | 9-11-1 | -0.29 | 1.4 | -72 |
| 1900 | Platte County | MO | 8-6-0 | -0.30 | -4.4 | -188 |