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1884 Rutgers

3–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1884, game by game: lost vs. Princeton 5–23; won vs. Columbia 35–5; lost at Princeton 0–35; lost vs. Yale 10–76; won vs. Lehigh 61–0; won vs. Lafayette 26–0; lost at Wesleyan (CT) 0–31+61−66Lost 5–23 vs. Princeton-18PrincetonWon 35–5 vs. Columbia+30ColumbiaLost 0–35 at Princeton-35PrincetonLost 10–76 vs. Yale-66YaleWon 61–0 vs. Lehigh+61LehighWon 26–0 vs. Lafayette+26LafayetteLost 0–31 at Wesleyan (CT)-31Wesleyan (CT)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsPrincetonL 5–⁠2328%
Oct 15vsColumbiaW 35–⁠553%
Oct 18atPrincetonL 0–⁠3517%
Oct 22vsYaleL 10–⁠7625%
Nov 1vsLehighW 61–⁠088%
Nov 8vsLafayetteW 26–⁠054%
Nov 15atWesleyan (CT)L 0–⁠3155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wesleyan (CT) 31–⁠0.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
137–⁠170
Coach
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Elo
1381 −13 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
John DeWitt