1955 Rutgers

3–⁠5, coached by Harvey Harman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1955, game by game: lost at Princeton 7–41; won vs. Muhlenberg 21–0; won at Brown 14–12; lost vs. Lehigh 14–21; lost vs. Delaware 7–33; lost at Lafayette 7–16; lost vs. Penn State 13–34; won at Columbia 12–6+21−34Lost 7–41 at Princeton-34PrincetonWon 21–0 vs. Muhlenberg+21MuhlenbergWon 14–12 at Brown+2BrownLost 14–21 vs. Lehigh-7LehighLost 7–33 vs. Delaware-26DelawareLost 7–16 at Lafayette-9LafayetteLost 13–34 vs. Penn State-21Penn StateWon 12–6 at Columbia+6Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atPrincetonL 7–⁠4129%
Oct 8vsMuhlenbergW 21–⁠080%
Oct 15atBrownW 14–⁠1235%
Oct 22vsLehighL 14–⁠2188%
Oct 29vsDelawareL 7–⁠3386%
Nov 5atLafayetteL 7–⁠1663%
Nov 12vsPenn StateL 13–⁠3419%
Nov 19atColumbiaW 12–⁠642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 12–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 136th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠2 3rd in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠163
Coach
Harvey Harman
Elo
1297 −120 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.4 No. 103 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ed Evans and Robert E. Kelley