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1959 Rutgers

6–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Middle Atlantic University Conference), coached by John Stiegman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1959, game by game: won at Princeton 8–6; won vs. UConn 20–8; won vs. Colgate 15–12; lost at Bucknell 8–15; won vs. Lehigh 23–0; lost vs. Delaware 14–34; won at Lafayette 16–14; won vs. Villanova 12–6; lost at Columbia 16–26+23−20Won 8–6 at Princeton+2PrincetonWon 20–8 vs. UConn+12UConnWon 15–12 vs. Colgate+3ColgateLost 8–15 at Bucknell-7BucknellWon 23–0 vs. Lehigh+23LehighLost 14–34 vs. Delaware-20DelawareWon 16–14 at Lafayette+2LafayetteWon 12–6 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaLost 16–26 at Columbia-10Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atPrincetonW 8–⁠641%
Oct 3vsUConnW 20–⁠887%
Oct 10vsColgateW 15–⁠1280%
Oct 17atBucknellL 8–⁠1591%
Oct 24vsLehighW 23–⁠090%
Oct 31vsDelawareL 14–⁠3492%
Nov 7atLafayetteW 16–⁠1483%
Nov 14vsVillanovaW 12–⁠673%
Nov 21atColumbiaL 16–⁠2668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 26–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Middle Atlantic University Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-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 1959.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 2nd in Middle Atlantic University Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
132–⁠121
Coach
John Stiegman
Elo
1409 −108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.4 No. 107 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Robert Simms

1959 Middle Atlantic University Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bucknell1–⁠01–⁠2
Rutgers1–⁠16–⁠3
Lehigh0–⁠11–⁠3

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