Rutgers vs. Wesleyan (CT)

Rutgers and Wesleyan (CT) first met in 1883 and have played 5 times; Wesleyan (CT) leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Wesleyan (CT) 5–⁠0, and Wesleyan (CT) has won the last 5.

Rutgers wins
0
Wesleyan (CT) wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1883
Longest streak
5 Wesleyan (CT)
Current streak
5 Wesleyan (CT)
Last 10 meetings
Wesleyan (CT) 5–⁠0
Most recent
1904

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠3
1890s0–⁠1
1900s0–⁠1
Average margin
44 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Wesleyan (CT)
5–⁠0 Wesleyan (CT)‘s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Wesleyan (CT)‘s biggest win1898: Wesleyan (CT) 59, Rutgers 0by 59 points
  2. Upset1883: Wesleyan (CT) 37, Rutgers 0Wesleyan (CT) had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Rutgers and Wesleyan (CT), 1883 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 22, 1904Wesleyan (CT) 39, Rutgers 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 12, 1898Wesleyan (CT) 59, Rutgers 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 19, 1889Wesleyan (CT) 58, Rutgers 4at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 15, 1884Wesleyan (CT) 31, Rutgers 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 20, 1883Wesleyan (CT) 37, Rutgers 0at Wesleyan (CT)

Every game is listed as played on the field.