Copyright: Collegio Football '95 ® 1993-95 Sophos Software


Help Contents
Collegio Football '95   Help Contents

To learn how to use Help, press F1.  Context-sensitive help can be accessed from most points within Collegio Football '95 by pressing F1.

General Information

Menu Commands

Toolbar Buttons

Mouse-Sensitive Help Screen (maximize Help window to see entire view)


General Information

What is Collegio Football '95?

Starting Collegio Football '95

Registering Your Copy of Collegio Football '95

Keeping Collegio Football Up-To-Date

Further Distribution of Collegio Football '95

Communicating with Sophos Software


Menu Commands

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Conference Menu

School Menu

Statistics Menu

Help Menu

Popup Menus


Toolbar
Toolbar Buttons

   Current Conference

   Import Statistics

   Export Statistics

   Print

   Copy

   Alphabetical Sort

   Conference Sort

   Overall Sort

   Ratings Sort

   Schedule Information

   School Information

   Team Information

   Ticket Office Info

   SID Info

   Head-to-Head Matchup

   Graphs

   All-Team Sorter

   News

   Add-In Program

   Exit


What is Collegio Football
What is Collegio Football '95?

Collegio Football '95 is the definitive information resource for the fan of college football.  It quickly and dynamically allows the user not only to access, but also to 'slice-and-dice' such things as:

 Current conference standings

 Current overall standings

 Team schedules and game results

 Team statistics

 Historic bowl records, poll rankings, conference finishes, etc.

 The Sophos Top 25 Ranking

 ...and much, much more!

Collegio Football '95 covers all 108 NCAA Division 1-A teams and its data is updated weekly via a FREE download from Sophos Software's Internet World Wide Web (WWW) Home Page, Sophos NetSpace.

Also available for download beginning November 1995 is Collegio Basketball '95 which covers all the major conferences and independent teams in NCAA Division 1 basketball in the same dynamic fashion as Collegio Football '95.

With computers becoming ubiquitous, all media is moving into the more dynamic electronic realm.  Collegio Football '95 represents one of the first such steps in the area of sports publications.  If you enjoy Collegio Football '95, we hope you will support its continued existence, as well as The Shareware Concept, by registering it with Sophos Software.

Any and all feedback and/or suggestions regarding this product is highly valued by Sophos Software!


Starting Collegio
Starting Collegio Football '95

 Collegio Football '95 can be started by double clicking on the Collegio Football '95 icon from within Program Manager (default Program Manager group name is Collegio Sports Software), or by double clicking on the CGIOFBAL.EXE file from within File Manager.

(Note:  The user can change default the Collegio Football '95 icon by choosing the current Collegio Football '95 icon and clicking on File|Propertites|Change Icon and the selecting the icon file CGOICONS.DLL from within the Collegio directory)

 Collegio Football '95 can also be run from the DOS prompt by typing "CGIOFBAL" <ENTER> from the Collegio directory (or from any directory if the Collegio directory is placed in the DOS path in CONFIG.SYS).

When the program initially loads up, the user is presented with a screen that visually lists (by iconic representation) each of the teams in the chosen start-up conference (see Options for how to change startup conference).  The team icons will be sorted alphabetically, by conference standing, by overall standing, or by overall rating (see Options for how to change startup sort method).

The first team in the given sort order initially has the focus (see Current Team) as designated by the fact its button is depressed.  To the right of each team's icon will be its current record and statistics as of the latest statistics datafile download and import.  To the far right of each team's icon is a listing of each team's next game date and opponent.


Registering Collegio Football
Registering

Collegio Football '95 is distributed as shareware for users to experiment with on a free trial basis.  As such, the program will initially allow access to the Mid-American Conference for the user to obtain an idea of the program's workings.  For access to other conferences, the user can register Collegio Football '95 with Sophos Software.

Once a user registers, Sophos will provide the user with a special "Mystic Number" to enter into the program (as explained below) to unlock all other conferences and features, with nothing more to download or install!  Please see the file REGISTER.WRI in your Collegio directory (also has its own icon in your Collegio Program Manager group) for more information on ordering, including a price list and an order form.

Entering Registration Data

Registration Mystic Numbers can be entered into Collegio Football '95 by selecting Options from the View Menu, and then selecting the "Register" indextab.  Then follow these steps:

 Enter your name in the "Name" textbox (precisely as you provided it to Sophos Software on the registration form)

 Type in the corresponding Mystic Number as provided by Sophos Software in the "Mystic Number" textbox

 Click on the green check mark if correct, or the red X to undo your Mystic Number entry

 Press the "OK" button to save your changes

If The Mystic Number entered is correct, a checkmark will appear under the word Registered (to the right of the Mystic Number).  If this checkmark does not appear, please re-check the spelling of your name and/or Mystic Number and try again.


Keeping Collegio Up-To-Date

As the latest in dynamic sports media, Collegio Football '95 can be updated each week via a FREE download from Sophos Software's Internet Word Wide Web (WWW) Page, Sophos NetSpace:

http://www.mindspring.com/~sophos/sophos.html

Users can access this Web Page directly from the Internet using a browser such as Netscape or Air Mosaic, or they can access it indirectly via any of the major online services.  Here are various access pointers for online services:

American Online	Keyword "WWW"

Prodigy	Jump "Web"

CompuServe	GO "NetLauncher"

If you have questions about how to get the weekly datafile updates, please do not hesitate to contact Sophos Software as we are here to help!


Shareware
Further Distributing Collegio Football '95

Collegio Football '95 is shareware and thus can be (and is encouraged to be!) distributed to any and all who might find it of interest.  All we ask is that you distribute it and all its files as is.  In other words, please make sure that anyone you pass it along to via BBS upload, or otherwise, receives the complete set of files in their original self-extracting Windows executable (*.EXE) file:  CGOFB95.EXE.

If you are unsure if your copy arrived in your hands in unadulterated form (if you did not download it yourself directly from our Web Page or FTP site) and would like to verify the originality of all files, please contact Sophos and we will be glad to help you.


Communicating with Sophos
Communicating with Sophos Software

S  O  F  T  W  A  R  E

Sophos Software can be reached via any of the following:

Internet

WWW:	http://www.mindspring.com/~sophos/sophos.html

E-Mail:	sophos@mindspring.com

US Mail

Sophos Software

3449 North Druid Hills Road

Suite H

Decatur, GA  30033-3765  USA

Phone

1.800.417.3010  (toll-free)

1.404.325.9494

Facsimile

1.404.315.1949

Disclaimers

A.

This program is shareware and may be distributed to any and all who might find it of interest.  All I ask is that you distribute all files "as is."  Any suggestions and/or bug reports are gladly welcomed by Sophos.

B.

THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

C.

Sophos Software and Collegio are in no way affiliated with any of the following:

 Sophos PLC of the United Kingdom

 the NCAA or its member conferences and schools

 the various television networks

 the various bowl games or their sponsors

All logos are the property of their respective institutions and are used herein by Sophos Software under the fair use in media provisions of trademark law.  This program has been developed to promote continued and heightened interest in college sport and thereby benefit all those involved with it.  Enjoy, and best of luck to your team!


Popup Menu
Popup Menu Commands

 A popup menu can be accessed numerous places within Collegio Football '95 by clicking on a team icon or team name with the right mouse button.  Most notable of these places are the main screen and the Schedule and Results screen.

Once the popup menu is shown, it allows access to the following data for the team which was clicked:

Schedule & Results

School Info

Team Info

Ticket Office Info

SID Info

Head-To-Head Matchup

Note that in some contexts, some of these menu items will be inapplicable and thus unavailable to the user.


File Menu

Import Statistics

Export Statistics

Print

Last Used Conferences

Exit


Edit Menu

Copy


Conference Menu

This menu allows the user to change the current conference shown on the main screen.  The conference currently shown will have a check next to its name.  Until Collegio Football '95 has been registered with Sophos Software, only the Mid-American conference will be available shown, while other conferences will be grayed out.

The user can also change the current conference from the toolbar by choosing the Conference dropdown.

Conference History

Historic Standings


School Menu

Schedule & Results

School Info

Team Info

Ticket Office Info

SID Info

Head-to-Head Matchup

Note that all items on this menu apply to whichever team is the current team.


Statistics Menu

Graphs

All-Team Sorter

Polls

Sophos Top 25

News Services

Bowls

1995-96 Bowl Lineup

Current Bowls

Defunct Bowls

Ratings

National Champs

Coaches

Awards

NFL Drafts

SophoScoop News

Add-In Program


View Menu

Toolbar	Turns on or off the display of the toolbar

Status Bar	Turns on or off the display of the status bar

Arrange Teams

by Name

by Conference Record

by Overall Record

by Collegio Rating

Statistics Mode

Conference

Overall

Per-Game Basis

Options


Help Manu Commands
Help Menu

Contents

This menu option brings up this Collegio Football '95 help file (equivalent to pressing F1 from main screen).

Search for Help on...

This menu option brings up this Collegio Football '95 help file in keyword search mode.

About Collegio Football

This menu option shows the Collegio Football '95 About Box which shows information such as Sophos contact data and the name of the registered user (if any) of the currenyly running copy of Collegio Football '95.

This box also allows the user to access the Microsoft System Info program (if installed).


Schedule and Results

This screen shows current schedule and game results for one team at a time.  Home games are shown in boldface (if set this way under Options), while away and neutral site games are shown in regular typeface.

The user can sort any column of data on this screen to its natural sort order by clicking on its column header label.

Moreover, popup menus are available for each of the team's opponents listed by right-clicking on the opponent's icon.


Import
Importing and Exporting

Importing

Collegio Football '95's statistics datafile FBALREX.CDF can be updated each week during the college football season.  Datafiles will be available for download from Sophos Software's Internet World Wide Web page, Sophos NetSpace.

Once the user has downloaded the new datafile (and decompressed it, if need be) you may insert its new statistics datafile into Collegio Football '95 and thus bring the program up to date by doing one of the following:

Clicking on the Import icon [image] on the toolbar

Choosing Import... from the File Menu

The dialog box will default to the Download subdirectory of the Collegio directory.  Select the new datafile from whatever directory you downloaded and/or decompressed it to, and then press the OK button.

The program will verify that the datafile you are attempting to import is newer that the one currently in use.  If it is, it will import it and immediately refresh your Collegio Football '95 on-screen data, making a backup of your old datafile in the Backup subdirectory of Collegio Football '95 under the name FBALREX.OLD.

Note that the date of the statistics datafile in use is shown on the Status Bar on the bottom of Collegio Football '95's main screen and will appear in red if, judging by your computer's system date, it is out of date.

Exporting

Collegio Football '95 has the ability to save the main screen's current data to a comma-delimited ASCII text file (for easy import into a wordprocessor or spreadsheet program) by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the Export icon

Choosing Export... from the File Menu

The dialog box will provide a suggested filename corresponding to the Collegio's current internal program date, with a file extension of "TXT".  For example, a file exported on August 30 would be given the suggested name of FBAL0830.TXT.

Once you have chosen a file name and the directory to which you wish to export, press the "OK" button to complete the action.


Print

Printing from Main Screen

The user can send a color image of the main screen to any installed Windows printer by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the Print icon

Choosing Print... from the File Menu

Press CTRL-P from the main screen

Printing from Graphs Window

The user can send a color image of the current graph to any installed Windows printer by:

Pressing the "Print" button

Pressing ALT-P from the Graphs window


Options

This window allows the user to customize Collegio Football '95 to his/her own personal tastes in five major categories of settings:  General, Start Up, Phone, Add-In, and Register.

To choose the area you wish to edit, [image] click on the appropriate indextab at the top of the window.

General

This section allows the user to control various general default settings:

 Whether to keep program centered on the screen at all times, or whether to have it remember its position from the last time it was run

 Whether to enable or disable Tool Tips

 Whether to show home games in boldface on scheduling windows

 Whether to highlight a window's currently sorted column and, if so, in what color to highlight it

 What elements to show in the status bar

 Whether to use interface sound effects (requires a Windows-compatible sound card and speakers)

 Whether to highlight a favorite team on long lists (for easy visibility) and, if so, which team

Start Up

This section allows the user to define which conference to view at program start up as well as which sort method and statistics view mode will be in effect at start up.

Phone (requires modem)

This section allows you, if you have your telephone hooked through your modem, to tell Collegio Football '95 how to dial out to ticket offices and/or Sports Information Directors.

Be sure to set the COM port properly or your the program may hang upon hitting the "Dial" buttons on Ticket Office Info or SID Info windows.

Add-In

This section allows the user to define which external program to run upon the user's selecting Add-In Program from the main screen toolbar or menu.

Register

This section is where you go to register your copy of Collegio Football '95.

If you enjoy Collegio Football '95, we hope you will support its continued existence, as well as The Shareware Concept, by registering it with Sophos Software.


Last Used
Last Conferences Used

The Last Conferences Used listing appears on Collegio Football '95's File Menu, and shows the names of the last four conferences the user has chosen, previous to the current conference.

The user can bring up any of these four conferences by doing either of the following:

Selecting the name of the conference you wish to view from the File Menu

Pressing the number of the conference (1 through 4) you wish to view from the File Menu


Exit
Exiting

The user may exit Collegio Football '95 and return to Windows by doing any of the following:

Clicking on the Exit icon [image] on the toolbar

Choosing Exit  from the File Menu

Pressing CTRL-X from the main screen


Copy

From the Main Screen

The user can send the main screen's statistics to the Windows clipboard by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the Copy icon [image] on the toolbar

Choosing Copy from the Edit Menu

From Ticket Office Info Window

The user can send the current team's ticket office mailing address to the clipboard by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the "Copy Address" button

Pressing ALT-C

From SID Info Window

The user can send the current team's sports information director's mailing address and phone numbers to the clipboard by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the "Copy Address" button

Pressing ALT-C

From Graphs Screen

The user can send a color image of the current graph to the clipboard by doing either  of the following:

Clicking on the "Copy" button

Pressing ALT-O

From All-Team Sorter Screen

The user can send complete statistics for all teams to the clipboard (in the user's defined sorted order and view mode) by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the "Copy" button

Pressing ALT-P


School Info
School Information

This window shows various information regarding the educational institution behind each football team, including information on geography and academics.

Note that some video cards (notably older ATI cards at high resolution) have difficulty displaying a school's location dot in the proper position on the US map.  For most accurate results for the Geography section, it is recommended that you run your video display at 640 x 480, or at 800 x 600 (small fonts).


Team Info
Team Information

This form shows various data on a team's football program, including data on its coach, previous records, player award winners, etc.

Note that in the miscellaneous section the various category icons will only appear if applicable to the team in question.  Also note that the toilet "bowl" icon under the bowl section designates that the team did not attend a post-season bowl game last year.


Ticket Office Info
Ticket Office Information

This window not only shows the user contact information for a team's athletic ticket office, but it also allows the user to dial that ticket office (modem required).

To dial a ticket office, make sure your modem COM port settings are set up correctly under Options, or Collegio Football '95 may lock up.  Also, the user should be sure to turn on the Local Call checkbox if the phone number shown is within his/her local calling area and to turn on the Use Prefix checkbox if a prefix digit must be added in order to dial external phone numbers.

The user can copy the address of the ticket office to the Windows clipboard by pressing the Copy Address button or by typing ALT-C.


SID Info
SID Information

This window not only shows the user contact information for a team's Sports Information Director (SID), but it also allows the user to dial that individual's office (modem required).

To dial an SID's office, make sure your modem COM port settings are set up correctly under Options, or Collegio Football '95 may lock up.  Also, the user should be sure to turn on the Local Call checkbox if the phone number shown is within his/her local calling area and to turn on the Use Prefix checkbox if a prefix digit must be added in order to dial external phone numbers.

The user can copy the SID's address and phone numbers to the Windows clipboard by pressing the Copy Address button or by typing ALT-C.


Current Team

The team that is defined as current within Collegio is that which has it's icon depressed on the main screen.  For example, on the mouse-sensitive help screen, Michigan is the current team.

Note that current team is that which will be acted upon by any of the items on the School Menu.


View Mode
Statistics View Mode

This option allows the user to toggle between a view of Conference Statistics and Overall Statistics.  The default setting for this option at startup can be set from the Options window.

While running Collegio Football '95, the user may toggle this option by doing either of the following:

Clicking on either the Conference or Overall option buttons in upper left-hand corner  of main screen

Choosing Statistics Mode from the View Menu


Graphs

This window shows various graphical representations of the current conference's records and statistics.  The user can select the data in either Conference or Overall form (Collegio Rating is only shown in overall form).

The user can also choose between:

 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional graphs

 seeing teams in alphabetical order (left to right), or by order of the particular statistic or record being shown

 seeing statistics on an total basis or a per-game basis.

Copy

This button sends a color image of the current graph to the Windows clipboard.

Print

This button sends a color image of the current graph to any installed Windows printer.


All-Team Sorter

This window allows the user to make inter-conference comparisons of teams.  The user can sort the list to his or her liking by clicking on any column's header.

The Conference and Overall option buttons allow the user to toggle the data between Conference and Overall view modes, while the leader icon shows the team currently ranked first (or tied for first, but alphabetically first) within the current sort mode.

The user can copy all data to the clipboard by pressing the "Copy" button (or by pressing ALT-P).

Note that only teams from the Mid-American Conference will be available in this window until Collegio Football '95 is registered with Sophos Software.


Historic Standings
Historic Conference Standings

This window allows the user to view previous years' final conference and overall standings for the current conference, from 1990 to 1994.

To change years forward or backward from the Historic Standings window, choose the up (forward) or down (backward) arrows.  The user also has the option of sorting the standings by clicking on any column header.

Note that teams declared ineligible by their conferences in a given year will be listed last when a conference sort (default) is chosen.


News Service Polls

This window allows the user to view previous years' final media poll results from the AP, UPI and CNN/USA Today polls from 1936 to 1994.

To change years forward or backward, choose the up (forward) or down (backward) arrows, respectively.

Note that teams on NCAA probation are not ranked in the UPI or CNN/USA Today polls.


Bowl Lineup
1995-96 Bowl Lineup

This window allows the user to see information on this year's bowls games.  The user may sort on any column's data by clicking on that column's header.

Note that this data is subject to change as the bowls draw near.


Current and Defunct Bowl Information
Current and Defunct Bowls

This window shows various information, including game results, on either current or defunct bowls.  Current bowls will show their previous names (if any) as well as this year's game data, while defunct bowls will show the years in whcih they were played.

The user may sort on any column by clicking on that column's header.


Weekly SophoScoop

This window is Sophos Software's weekly college football newsletter.  SophoScoop is updated with each datafile import and recaps the previous week's top news stories (including notable game results), as well as highlights the coming week's key games.

To close this window click on the white "F" in the red circle.


Sophos Top 25

This window shows the current Sophos Top 25 ranking of teams.  The user is presented with a window that shows each team's ranking (#) as well as the team's ranking from the previous week (P), its overall record (Wins, Losses, Ties, and percentage), and the team's next scheduled game date and opponent.

The Sophos Top 25 is updated with each datafile import.

Note that teams on NCAA probation remain eligible for the Sophos Top 25.


Sort Mode
Team Sort Mode

On the main screen, conferences can be sorted by one of four main methods:

 Alphabetically by team name (default)

 By Conference Record

 By Overall Record (within conference)

 By Collegio Rating

The user may also sort by any other column of data by clicking on that column's header.  A sort direction indicator in the upper left-hand corner of the window will point either up (ascending sort order) or down (descending sort order) to demonstrate the natural sort order for data in the currently sorted column.

The user may set the default start up sort method from the "Start Up" indextab of the Options window.

Note that two or more teams that are otherwise tied under any of the latter three sort methods will be sorted alphabetically within the group of teams with which they are tied.


Add-In Program

From the main screen, the user can call up a user-defined add-in program (as set on the "Add-In" indextab of the Options window) by doing either of the following:

Clicking on the Add-In icon [image] from the toolbar

Choosing Add-In Program from the Statistics Menu


Collegio Rating

The rating seen on the main screen, graph window, Head-to-Head Matchup window, and All-Team Sorter window is Collegio Football '95's attempt to allow for inter-conference (as well as inter-year ) team comparisons.

These ratings are calculated based upon each team's winning percentage, points (for and against), yards (for and against), as well as the combined winning percentage of that team's opponents (i.e., a surrogate strength of schedule measure).

This calculation is then turned into a ratio by dividing by the same calculation for the 1994 regular season statistics for last year's national champion, Nebraska.  Lastly this ratio is multiplied by a factor of 100 to give a final resultant number between 0 and 100.  Note that it is possible, to achieve a value larger than 100 if a team does relatively better that the 1994 Nebraska team (this can especially  happen early in the season).

The overall formula, then, is as follows:

Team's Collegio Rating = [SQRT(Winning Percentage x (PF/PA) x (YF/YA) x (Opponent Winning Percentage) / (Nebraska in 194 Regular Season = 1.1486639)] x 100

A rating of 100 would imply a team is roughly equally as good as the 1994 regular season Nebraska team.

Note that this rating system is separate from the Wilson Ratings System and is intended for entertainment purposes only.


Credits

Sophos Software would like to thank the following individuals for their input into the development of Collegio Football '95:

 Kay Thanaporn (special thanks to her for her patience)

 Chris Biebel

 David Gammel

 Lori Gibson

 Erin Kelly

 Ralph Pernice

 Richard Person

 Gregg Reynolds

 Tamar Rosenfeld


Next Game

This section on the main screen shows the user information on each team's next scheduled game date and opponent (game site is also included if neutral field or if some games are held off campus).  Note that this data is based upon Collegio Football '95's internal date which defaults to the user's current computer clock date, but can be altered using the Time Machine feature.

Home games are in boldface (if set under Options), while away and neutral site game are listed in regular type.  If a game is to be played on the day the user is running Collegio Football '95, the word Today will be shown in the date column instead of the date.

The user may call up information on a team's next scheduled opponent by clicking that opponent's name with the right mouse button to bring up a Popup Menu.


Time Machine

Upon startup, Collegio Football '95 bases all time-oriented calculations upon the user's computer clock setting (as set in Windows Control Panel).  The user may, however, alter Collegio Football '95's internal clock setting for purposes of looking at future or past schedules.  Note that this has no effect on the user's computer clock setting.

To move backward one day, week, or year click on the single, double, or triple LEFT arrows, respectively;  to move forward, click on the RIGHT arrows.  When Collegio Football '95's internal clock setting (the date between the arrows) differs from the hardware clock setting, it will be shown in red.  Additionally, when the user has gone back to a previous year (football "years" are defined to run 2/1 - 1/31), previous years' records and statistics will be shown in red to signify that the data is not current data, but rather historic data (this data currently foes back through the 1993 season in Collegio Football '95).

To return the internal program date back to the same setting as the computer clock setting, simply double click on the date between the arrows and the date will be current and be shown once again in the default windows text color (normally black).


Status Bar

The status bar is the are at the bottom of Collegio Football '95's main screen.

This area will show the user information about various elements of the main screen  (including menus!) as the mouse is moved over them.  More detailed help on any window item can always be found from the Mouse-Sensitive screen in the Contents section of this help file.

The status bar is user-configurable from the Options window, with on/off toggles available for its three sections:  Quick Help, Data Date, and Time.  If, judging by your computer's system date, a new data file is available for download to update Collegio Football '95, the Data Date will be shown in red to indicate your data is not up-to-date.

Note that this area will show the message Ready by default or when the mouse is over an area of a window for which no on-screen help is available.


ToolTips

By default, Collegio Football '95 uses an on-screen help feature called ToolTips.

When the user allows the mouse to sit over the toolbar or a team icon for approximately 1.5 seconds, a ToolTip will pop up to show the user either the function or the name of a window item below the cursor.

This help feature can be toggles on and off from the "General" indextab of the Options window.


"Head-to-Head" Game Analysis
Head-To-Head Matchup Analysis

This windows allows the user to make instant comparisons of two Division 1-A teams competing "head-to-head" in an upcoming game, complete with a game prediction*.

This prediction based upon how the teams stack up in six different areas, combined:

 Overall Record

 Points Per Game Margin

 Yards Per Game Margin

 Collegio Rating

 Location Record

 Record Against Common, Same-Field Opponents

Location Record

A taem's location record is that thus far this year at the "same" site as the upcoming game in question.  Note that any away or neutral-sited game is counted as the "Same" site as any other away or neutral-sited game.

Record Against Common, Same-Field Opponents

Two teams will often, in the course of a season, play the same team on the "same" field.  For example, if Virginia plays Georgia Tech in Charlottesville and Florida State plays Georgia Tech in Tallahassee, Virginia and Florida State share a common same-field (home) opponent in Georgia Tech.  Thus we can gain value from a comparison of how each Virginia and Florida State did against Georgia Tech on their home fields.

Note that if two teams were to play Georgia Tech on a different neutral field, they would still be considered to have a common, same-field opponent in Georgia Tech.

*Disclaimer

Game prediction is for entertainment purposes only.


Coaches Window

This window allows the user to view and sort various information about the current coaches of all 108 Division 1-A teams.

Coaching statistics can be viewed on either an overall or an "at-school" basis by clicking on the appropriate option button at the upper left-hand corner of the window.

To sort on a given column's values, merely click on that column's header.


Awards Window

This window allows the user to view national award winners for such player awards as the Heisman Trophy and Butkus Award.

To sort on a given column's values, merely click on that column's header.

Note that for some awards no player class data is available (column grayed out).


NFL Drafts Window

This window allows the user to look at data on the past two NFL collegiate drafts, including from what school each player came and by what team he was drafted.

To change years forward or backward on this window, choose the up (forward) or down (backward) arrows.  To sort on a given column's values, merely click on that column's header.

Note that, in the case of an NFL team that has changed cities (such the Los Angeles Rams move to St. Louis), the professional team listed for each player drafted is referenced by its current team name/location.


Wilson Ratings Window

This is an alternate to Collegio's Ratings system that was developed by David Wilson and is generally known as "College Football Performance Ratings" system.  Included in Collegio Football '95 are the historic Wilson ratings for 1993 and 1994 (not all teams available for both years).

For an explanation of how this system derives its ratings, click on the "Explain Ratings" button in the lower right-hand corner of the window.

To change years forward or backward in this window, choose the up (forward) or down (backward) arrows.  To sort on a given column's values, merely click on that column's header.

Mr. Wilson can be reached via the Internet World Wide Web at the following URL:

http://www.engr.wisc.edu/~dwilson


National Champs Window

This window shows the teams crowned "national champions" over the years by the media.  Note that some year's have had a split national championship (such as Miami (FL) and Washington in 1991) due to a split in the media polls.

To sort on a given column's values, merely click on that column's header.


Conference Information

This window shows the current membership of a conference by taking its charter member schools, subtracting out member schools who left, and adding in member schools who joined after the charter year.  The year of each team transaction in or out of a conference is also shown.

The user can copy the conference's headquarters address and phone number(s) to the Windows clipboard by clicking on the "Copy" button.


Per-Game Basis Toggle

This toggle, accessible from either the View Menu or from the checkbox on the main screen, toggles between viewing statistics on a total basis versus a per-game basis.

Note that this setting is preserved when you exit Collegio Football '95.