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1968 Rutgers

8–⁠2, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1968, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 37–7; won at Princeton 20–14; lost at Cornell 16–17; won at Lehigh 29–26; lost vs. Army 0–24; won at Columbia 28–17; won vs. Delaware 23–14; won vs. UConn 27–15; won vs. Holy Cross 41–14; won vs. Colgate 55–34+30−24Won 37–7 vs. Lafayette+30LafayetteWon 20–14 at Princeton+6PrincetonLost 16–17 at Cornell-1CornellWon 29–26 at Lehigh+3LehighLost 0–24 vs. Army-24ArmyWon 28–17 at Columbia+11ColumbiaWon 23–14 vs. Delaware+9DelawareWon 27–15 vs. UConn+12UConnWon 41–14 vs. Holy Cross+27Holy CrossWon 55–34 vs. Colgate+21Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsLafayetteW 37–⁠790%
Sep 28atPrincetonW 20–⁠1423%
Oct 5atCornellL 16–⁠1726%
Oct 12atLehighW 29–⁠2689%
Oct 19vsArmyL 0–⁠2441%
Oct 26atColumbiaW 28–⁠1761%
Nov 2vsDelawareW 23–⁠1493%
Nov 9vsUConnW 27–⁠1581%
Nov 16vsHoly CrossW 41–⁠1459%
Nov 23vsColgateW 55–⁠3465%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 55–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0 first in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠182
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1494 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 86 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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