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1920 Rutgers

2–⁠7, coached by George Sanford.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1920, game by game: lost vs. Ursinus 7–14; won vs. Maryland 6–0; lost at Lehigh 0–9; won vs. Virginia Tech 19–6; lost vs. Virginia 0–7; lost at Cornell 0–24; lost vs. Nebraska 0–28; lost at West Virginia 0–17; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–27+13−28Lost 7–14 vs. Ursinus-7UrsinusWon 6–0 vs. Maryland+6MarylandLost 0–9 at Lehigh-9LehighWon 19–6 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechLost 0–7 vs. Virginia-7VirginiaLost 0–24 at Cornell-24CornellLost 0–28 vs. Nebraska-28NebraskaLost 0–17 at West Virginia-17West VirginiaLost 0–27 at Detroit Mercy-27Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsUrsinusL 7–⁠1490%
Oct 2vsMarylandW 6–⁠054%
Oct 9atLehighL 0–⁠963%
Oct 16vsVirginia TechW 19–⁠640%
Oct 23vsVirginiaL 0–⁠760%
Oct 30atCornellL 0–⁠2438%
Nov 2vsNebraskaL 0–⁠2844%
Nov 13atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠1723%
Nov 25atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠2765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 27–⁠0.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
32–⁠132
Coach
George Sanford
Elo
1333 −161 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.7 No. 65 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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