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1963 Rutgers

3–⁠6, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1963, game by game: lost at Princeton 0–24; lost at Harvard 0–28; lost at Colgate 8–28; won vs. Lehigh 30–6; lost at Pennsylvania 6–7; won vs. Boston University 21–6; won at Lafayette 49–0; lost vs. Delaware 3–14; lost vs. Columbia 28–35+49−28Lost 0–24 at Princeton-24PrincetonLost 0–28 at Harvard-28HarvardLost 8–28 at Colgate-20ColgateWon 30–6 vs. Lehigh+24LehighLost 6–7 at Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaWon 21–6 vs. Boston University+15Boston Universi…Won 49–0 at Lafayette+49LafayetteLost 3–14 vs. Delaware-11DelawareLost 28–35 vs. Columbia-7Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atPrincetonL 0–⁠2435%
Oct 5atHarvardL 0–⁠2829%
Oct 12atColgateL 8–⁠2840%
Oct 19vsLehighW 30–⁠688%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠753%
Nov 2vsBoston UniversityW 21–⁠664%
Nov 9atLafayetteW 49–⁠083%
Nov 16vsDelawareL 3–⁠1479%
Nov 23vsColumbiaL 28–⁠3548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 35–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠148
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1359 −97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.5 No. 112 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Anton Hoeflinger