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1962 Rutgers

5–⁠5, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1962, game by game: lost at Princeton 7–15; lost at UConn 9–15; won vs. Colgate 27–15; won at Lehigh 29–13; won at Pennsylvania 12–7; won vs. Lafayette 40–0; lost at Delaware 6–23; lost vs. Villanova 12–34; won at Columbia 22–6; lost vs. Virginia 0–41+40−41Lost 7–15 at Princeton-8PrincetonLost 9–15 at UConn-6UConnWon 27–15 vs. Colgate+12ColgateWon 29–13 at Lehigh+16LehighWon 12–7 at Pennsylvania+5PennsylvaniaWon 40–0 vs. Lafayette+40LafayetteLost 6–23 at Delaware-17DelawareLost 12–34 vs. Villanova-22VillanovaWon 22–6 at Columbia+16ColumbiaLost 0–41 vs. Virginia-41Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atPrincetonL 7–⁠1553%
Oct 6atUConnL 9–⁠1580%
Oct 13vsColgateW 27–⁠1570%
Oct 20atLehighW 29–⁠1383%
Oct 27atPennsylvaniaW 12–⁠769%
Nov 3vsLafayetteW 40–⁠095%
Nov 10atDelawareL 6–⁠2393%
Nov 17vsVillanovaL 12–⁠3450%
Nov 24atColumbiaW 22–⁠639%
Dec 1vsVirginiaL 0–⁠4173%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠169
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1434 −145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.3 No. 114 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Tom Tappen and Tony Simonelli