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1919 Rutgers

5–⁠3, coached by George Sanford.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1919, game by game: won vs. Ursinus 34–0; won vs. North Carolina 19–9; lost at Lehigh 0–19; won vs. New York State 14–0; lost at Syracuse 0–14; won at Boston College 13–7; lost vs. West Virginia 7–30; won vs. Northwestern 28–0+34−23Won 34–0 vs. Ursinus+34UrsinusWon 19–9 vs. North Carolina+10North CarolinaLost 0–19 at Lehigh-19LehighWon 14–0 vs. New York State+14New York StateLost 0–14 at Syracuse-14SyracuseWon 13–7 at Boston College+6Boston CollegeLost 7–30 vs. West Virginia-23West VirginiaWon 28–0 vs. Northwestern+28Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUrsinusW 34–⁠090%
Oct 4vsNorth CarolinaW 19–⁠973%
Oct 11atLehighL 0–⁠1968%
Oct 25vsNew York StateW 14–⁠088%
Nov 4atSyracuseL 0–⁠1425%
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 13–⁠748%
Nov 15vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠3045%
Nov 27vsNorthwesternW 28–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
115–⁠79
Coach
George Sanford
Elo
1492 −18 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.3 No. 41 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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