1957 Rutgers

5–⁠4, coached by John Stiegman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1957, game by game: lost at Princeton 0–7; won vs. UConn 14–7; won at Colgate 48–6; lost vs. Lehigh 7–13; won vs. Richmond 26–13; lost vs. Delaware 19–23; won at Lafayette 34–19; lost at William & Mary 7–38; won at Columbia 26–7+42−31Lost 0–7 at Princeton-7PrincetonWon 14–7 vs. UConn+7UConnWon 48–6 at Colgate+42ColgateLost 7–13 vs. Lehigh-6LehighWon 26–13 vs. Richmond+13RichmondLost 19–23 vs. Delaware-4DelawareWon 34–19 at Lafayette+15LafayetteLost 7–38 at William & Mary-31William & MaryWon 26–7 at Columbia+19Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atPrincetonL 0–⁠718%
Oct 5vsUConnW 14–⁠759%
Oct 12atColgateW 48–⁠625%
Oct 19vsLehighL 7–⁠1382%
Oct 26vsRichmondW 26–⁠1359%
Nov 2vsDelawareL 19–⁠2381%
Nov 9atLafayetteW 34–⁠1971%
Nov 16atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠3842%
Nov 23atColumbiaW 26–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 110th-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 1957.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠1 2nd in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠133
Coach
John Stiegman
Elo
1365 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 84 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard Pfeiffer