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1966 Rutgers

5–⁠4, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1966, game by game: lost at Princeton 12–16; won at Yale 17–14; won at Lehigh 42–14; lost vs. Army 9–14; won vs. Columbia 37–34; won vs. Boston University 16–7; won vs. Lafayette 32–28; lost at Holy Cross 12–24; lost vs. Colgate 7–26+28−19Lost 12–16 at Princeton-4PrincetonWon 17–14 at Yale+3YaleWon 42–14 at Lehigh+28LehighLost 9–14 vs. Army-5ArmyWon 37–34 vs. Columbia+3ColumbiaWon 16–7 vs. Boston University+9Boston Universi…Won 32–28 vs. Lafayette+4LafayetteLost 12–24 at Holy Cross-12Holy CrossLost 7–26 vs. Colgate-19Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atPrincetonL 12–⁠1616%
Oct 1atYaleW 17–⁠1432%
Oct 8atLehighW 42–⁠1487%
Oct 15vsArmyL 9–⁠1443%
Oct 22vsColumbiaW 37–⁠3470%
Oct 29vsBoston UniversityW 16–⁠768%
Nov 5vsLafayetteW 32–⁠2891%
Nov 12atHoly CrossL 12–⁠2448%
Nov 19vsColgateL 7–⁠2632%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠177
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1382 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 109 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jack Emmer and Robert Schroeder