1951 Rutgers

4–⁠4, coached by Harvey Harman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1951, game by game: won at Lafayette 47–12; lost at Temple 7–14; won at New York University 55–0; lost vs. Lehigh 6–21; won vs. Fordham 13–7; won at Brown 28–21; lost vs. Penn State 7–13; lost vs. Colgate 21–26+55−15Won 47–12 at Lafayette+35LafayetteLost 7–14 at Temple-7TempleWon 55–0 at New York University+55New York Univer…Lost 6–21 vs. Lehigh-15LehighWon 13–7 vs. Fordham+6FordhamWon 28–21 at Brown+7BrownLost 7–13 vs. Penn State-6Penn StateLost 21–26 vs. Colgate-5Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠1 2nd in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠114
Coach
Harvey Harman
Elo
1451 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 75 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Monahan