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1954 Rutgers

3–⁠6, coached by Harvey Harman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1954, game by game: lost at Princeton 8–10; lost vs. Fordham 7–13; lost at Colgate 14–26; lost vs. William & Mary 7–14; lost at Lehigh 13–33; won vs. Temple 25–0; won vs. Lafayette 7–0; lost at Penn State 14–37; won at Columbia 45–12+33−23Lost 8–10 at Princeton-2PrincetonLost 7–13 vs. Fordham-6FordhamLost 14–26 at Colgate-12ColgateLost 7–14 vs. William & Mary-7William & MaryLost 13–33 at Lehigh-20LehighWon 25–0 vs. Temple+25TempleWon 7–0 vs. Lafayette+7LafayetteLost 14–37 at Penn State-23Penn StateWon 45–12 at Columbia+33Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atPrincetonL 8–⁠1028%
Oct 2vsFordhamL 7–⁠1346%
Oct 9atColgateL 14–⁠2621%
Oct 16vsWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠1450%
Oct 23atLehighL 13–⁠3373%
Oct 30vsTempleW 25–⁠045%
Nov 6vsLafayetteW 7–⁠080%
Nov 13atPenn StateL 14–⁠3713%
Nov 20atColumbiaW 45–⁠1244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 45–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠1 shared first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠145
Coach
Harvey Harman
Elo
1376 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.3 No. 90 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John O’Hearn and Angelo Iannucci