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1949 Rutgers

6–⁠3, coached by Harvey Harman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1949, game by game: won vs. Merchant Marine 79–6; lost at Temple 7–14; won vs. Lehigh 40–27; lost vs. Syracuse 9–21; won at Colgate 35–13; lost at Princeton 14–34; won at Lafayette 14–0; won vs. New York University 33–9; won vs. Fordham 35–14+73−20Won 79–6 vs. Merchant Marine+73Merchant MarineLost 7–14 at Temple-7TempleWon 40–27 vs. Lehigh+13LehighLost 9–21 vs. Syracuse-12SyracuseWon 35–13 at Colgate+22ColgateLost 14–34 at Princeton-20PrincetonWon 14–0 at Lafayette+14LafayetteWon 33–9 vs. New York University+24New York Univer…Won 35–14 vs. Fordham+21Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsMerchant MarineW 79–⁠691%
Oct 1atTempleL 7–⁠1464%
Oct 8vsLehighW 40–⁠2794%
Oct 15vsSyracuseL 9–⁠2181%
Oct 22atColgateW 35–⁠1358%
Oct 29atPrincetonL 14–⁠3444%
Nov 5atLafayetteW 14–⁠058%
Nov 12vsNew York UniversityW 33–⁠981%
Nov 19vsFordhamW 35–⁠1465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠138
Coach
Harvey Harman
Elo
1529 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.2 No. 70 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Earl Read