Rutgers vs. William & Mary

Rutgers and William & Mary have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1954; Rutgers leads the series 6–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Rutgers 6–⁠4, and Rutgers has won the last 2.

Rutgers wins
6
William & Mary wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
3 Rutgers
Current streak
2 Rutgers
Last 10 meetings
Rutgers 6–⁠4
Most recent
1983

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠2
1970s3–⁠1
1980s2–⁠1
Average margin
13.4 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Rutgers
3–⁠2 Rutgers’s record at home
At William & Mary
2–⁠3 William & Mary’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Rutgers’s biggest win1979: Rutgers 24, William & Mary 0by 24 points
  2. William & Mary’s biggest win1957: William & Mary 38, Rutgers 7by 31 points
  3. Upset1980: William & Mary 21, Rutgers 18William & Mary had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsRutgersSeriesWilliam & Mary
1974–⁠1979Frank Burns3–⁠1Jim Root

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Rutgers’s side (Burns 3–⁠1 against Root). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Rutgers and William & Mary, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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, 1983Rutgers 35, William & Mary 28at William & Mary
Oct 2, 1982Rutgers 27, William & Mary 17at Rutgers
Oct 18, 1980William & Mary 21, Rutgers 18at Rutgers
Oct 20, 1979Rutgers 24, William & Mary 0at William & Mary
Oct 29, 1977Rutgers 22, William & Mary 21at William & Mary
Oct 18, 1975Rutgers 24, William & Mary 0at Rutgers
Oct 19, 1974William & Mary 28, Rutgers 15at William & Mary
Nov 16, 1957William & Mary 38, Rutgers 7at William & Mary
Nov 17, 1956Rutgers 20, William & Mary 6at Rutgers
Oct 16, 1954William & Mary 14, Rutgers 7at Rutgers

Every game is listed as played on the field.