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1952 Rutgers

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Harvey Harman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1952, game by game: tied vs. Muhlenberg 19–19; lost at No. 13 Princeton 19–61; lost at Colgate 7–13; lost at Dartmouth 20–29; won at Brown 19–7; won vs. Temple 40–28; won vs. Lafayette 21–6; lost at Penn State 6–7; won vs. New York University 27–14+15−42Tied 19–19 vs. Muhlenberg0MuhlenbergLost 19–61 at No. 13 Princeton-42No. 13 PrincetonLost 7–13 at Colgate-6ColgateLost 20–29 at Dartmouth-9DartmouthWon 19–7 at Brown+12BrownWon 40–28 vs. Temple+12TempleWon 21–6 vs. Lafayette+15LafayetteLost 6–7 at Penn State-1Penn StateWon 27–14 vs. New York University+13New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsMuhlenbergT 19–⁠1985%
Oct 4at13PrincetonL 19–⁠6118%
Oct 11atColgateL 7–⁠1336%
Oct 18atDartmouthL 20–⁠2942%
Oct 25atBrownW 19–⁠756%
Nov 1vsTempleW 40–⁠2868%
Nov 8vsLafayetteW 21–⁠684%
Nov 15atPenn StateL 6–⁠729%
Nov 22vsNew York UniversityW 27–⁠1477%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New York University 27–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0 shared first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠184
Coach
Harvey Harman
Elo
1469 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 81 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Russell Sandblom and Howard Anderson