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1883 Rutgers

1–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1883, game by game: lost vs. Princeton 0–20; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–37; lost at Princeton 0–61; won vs. City College of New York 54–2; lost at Yale 0–92; lost at Lafayette 0–25; lost at Pennsylvania 0–18+52−92Lost 0–20 vs. Princeton-20PrincetonLost 0–37 at Wesleyan (CT)-37Wesleyan (CT)Lost 0–61 at Princeton-61PrincetonWon 54–2 vs. City College of New York+52City College of…Lost 0–92 at Yale-92YaleLost 0–25 at Lafayette-25LafayetteLost 0–18 at Pennsylvania-18Pennsylvania
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 17vsPrincetonL 0–⁠2043%
Oct 20atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠3776%
Oct 27atPrincetonL 0–⁠6116%
Oct 31vsCity College of New YorkW 54–⁠282%
Nov 6atYaleL 0–⁠9218%
Nov 10atLafayetteL 0–⁠2541%
Nov 17atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠1824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pennsylvania 18–⁠0.

In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
1–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
54–⁠255
Coach
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Elo
1341 −139 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Pattison