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1960 Rutgers

8–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Middle Atlantic University Conference), coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1960, game by game: won at Princeton 13–8; won at UConn 19–6; won vs. Colgate 49–12; won vs. Bucknell 23–19; won at Lehigh 8–0; lost vs. Villanova 12–14; won vs. Lafayette 36–8; won at Delaware 22–0; won at Columbia 43–2+41−2Won 13–8 at Princeton+5PrincetonWon 19–6 at UConn+13UConnWon 49–12 vs. Colgate+37ColgateWon 23–19 vs. Bucknell+4BucknellWon 8–0 at Lehigh+8LehighLost 12–14 vs. Villanova-2VillanovaWon 36–8 vs. Lafayette+28LafayetteWon 22–0 at Delaware+22DelawareWon 43–2 at Columbia+41Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atPrincetonW 13–⁠837%
Oct 1atUConnW 19–⁠670%
Oct 8vsColgateW 49–⁠1269%
Oct 15vsBucknellW 23–⁠1993%
Oct 22atLehighW 8–⁠079%
Oct 29vsVillanovaL 12–⁠1485%
Nov 5vsLafayetteW 36–⁠893%
Nov 12atDelawareW 22–⁠086%
Nov 19atColumbiaW 43–⁠258%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 43–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Middle Atlantic University Conference.

In program history: The 19th-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 1960.

MAC University null champions2–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Middle Atlantic University Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠69
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1530 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.9 No. 55 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1960 Middle Atlantic University Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rutgers2–⁠08–⁠1
Bucknell0–⁠11–⁠2
Lehigh0–⁠11–⁠3

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