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1958 Rutgers

8–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Middle Atlantic University Conference), coached by John Stiegman, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1958, game by game: won at Princeton 28–0; won at Colgate 21–7; won vs. Richmond 23–12; won vs. Bucknell 57–12; won at Lehigh 44–13; won at Delaware 37–20; won vs. Lafayette 18–0; lost vs. Quantico Marines 12–13; won vs. Columbia 61–0+61−1Won 28–0 at Princeton+28PrincetonWon 21–7 at Colgate+14ColgateWon 23–12 vs. Richmond+11RichmondWon 57–12 vs. Bucknell+45BucknellWon 44–13 at Lehigh+31LehighWon 37–20 at Delaware+17DelawareWon 18–0 vs. Lafayette+18LafayetteLost 12–13 vs. Quantico Marines-1Quantico MarinesWon 61–0 vs. Columbia+61Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atPrincetonW 28–⁠023%
Oct 4atColgateW 21–⁠752%
Oct 11vsRichmondW 23–⁠1274%
Oct 18vsBucknellW 57–⁠1294%
Oct 25atLehighW 44–⁠1381%
Nov 1atDelawareW 37–⁠2083%
Nov 8vsLafayetteW 18–⁠094%
Nov 15vsQuantico MarinesL 12–⁠1389%
Nov 22vsColumbiaW 61–⁠089%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 61–⁠0; No. 20 in the final AP poll; first in the Middle Atlantic University Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 18
  3. Wk 9: 19
  4. Wk 11: 20
  5. Final: 20

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 1958.

MAC University null champions2–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationBob Simms: receiving touchdowns (9 TD); Bill Austin: rushing touchdowns (15 TD)

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Middle Atlantic University Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 18
Points
301–⁠77
Coach
John Stiegman
Elo
1526 +116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 69 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1958 Middle Atlantic University Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rutgers2–⁠08–⁠120
Lehigh0–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1
Bucknell0–⁠10–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.