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1967 Rutgers

4–⁠5, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1967, game by game: lost at Princeton 21–22; won vs. Lehigh 14–7; won vs. Delaware 29–21; lost at Army 3–14; lost at Columbia 13–24; won at Lafayette 27–3; lost at Massachusetts 7–30; lost vs. Holy Cross 10–21; won vs. Colgate 31–28+24−23Lost 21–22 at Princeton-1PrincetonWon 14–7 vs. Lehigh+7LehighWon 29–21 vs. Delaware+8DelawareLost 3–14 at Army-11ArmyLost 13–24 at Columbia-11ColumbiaWon 27–3 at Lafayette+24LafayetteLost 7–30 at Massachusetts-23MassachusettsLost 10–21 vs. Holy Cross-11Holy CrossWon 31–28 vs. Colgate+3Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atPrincetonL 21–⁠2221%
Oct 7vsLehighW 14–⁠793%
Oct 14vsDelawareW 29–⁠2191%
Oct 21atArmyL 3–⁠1421%
Oct 28atColumbiaL 13–⁠2452%
Nov 4atLafayetteW 27–⁠381%
Nov 11atMassachusettsL 7–⁠3056%
Nov 18vsHoly CrossL 10–⁠2142%
Nov 25vsColgateW 31–⁠2850%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
155–⁠170
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1357 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.3 No. 109 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Thomas Vitolo and Robert Higgins