1956 Rutgers
3–7, coached by John Stiegman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio Wesleyan 33–13Sep 22
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 33–13 | 78% |
| Sep 29 | at Princeton | L 6–28 | 21% |
| Oct 6 | at UConn | L 7–27 | 52% |
| Oct 13 | vs Colgate | L 6–48 | 29% |
| Oct 20 | vs Boston College | L 0–32 | 27% |
| Oct 27 | at Lehigh | L 13–27 | 56% |
| Nov 3 | vs Lafayette | W 20–19 | 71% |
| Nov 10 | at Delaware | L 0–22 | 57% |
| Nov 17 | vs William & Mary | W 20–6 | 46% |
| Nov 24 | vs Columbia | L 12–18 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Columbia 18–12; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 147th-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 1956.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–1 2nd in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–240
- Coach
- John Stiegman
- Elo
- 1239 −126 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.6 No. 111 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Laverty and Arthur Robinson