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1882 Rutgers

6–⁠4.

Rutgers, 1882
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1882, game by game: lost at Princeton 0–5; won vs. City College of New York 7–0; lost at Yale 0–9; lost vs. Yale 0–5; won at Pennsylvania 1–0; won vs. Lafayette 8–0; won vs. Columbia 2–0; lost vs. Princeton 0–3; won vs. Pennsylvania 1–0; won at Stevens 2–0+8−9Lost 0–5 at Princeton-5PrincetonWon 7–0 vs. City College of New York+7City College of…Lost 0–9 at Yale-9YaleLost 0–5 vs. Yale-5YaleWon 1–0 at Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaWon 8–0 vs. Lafayette+8LafayetteWon 2–0 vs. Columbia+2ColumbiaLost 0–3 vs. Princeton-3PrincetonWon 1–0 vs. Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaWon 2–0 at Stevens+2Stevens
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 14atPrincetonL 0–⁠528%
Oct 20vsCity College of New YorkW 7–⁠086%
Oct 21atYaleL 0–⁠929%
Oct 28vsYaleL 0–⁠540%
Nov 4atPennsylvaniaW 1–⁠040%
Nov 7vsLafayetteW 8–⁠049%
Nov 9vsColumbiaW 2–⁠057%
Nov 14vsPrincetonL 0–⁠336%
Nov 18vsPennsylvaniaW 1–⁠063%
Nov 24atStevensW 2–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stevens 2–⁠0.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
21–⁠22
Coach
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Elo
1471 +9 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
William J. Chamberlain