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1969 Rutgers

6–⁠3, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1969, game by game: won at Lafayette 44–22; won vs. Princeton 29–0; won vs. Cornell 21–7; lost vs. Lehigh 7–17; won vs. Navy 20–6; won vs. Columbia 21–14; lost at Delaware 0–44; lost at UConn 22–28; won vs. Colgate 48–12+36−44Won 44–22 at Lafayette+22LafayetteWon 29–0 vs. Princeton+29PrincetonWon 21–7 vs. Cornell+14CornellLost 7–17 vs. Lehigh-10LehighWon 20–6 vs. Navy+14NavyWon 21–14 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 0–44 at Delaware-44DelawareLost 22–28 at UConn-6UConnWon 48–12 vs. Colgate+36Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atLafayetteW 44–⁠2284%
Sep 27vsPrincetonW 29–⁠054%
Oct 4vsCornellW 21–⁠771%
Oct 11vsLehighL 7–⁠1796%
Oct 18vsNavyW 20–⁠674%
Oct 25vsColumbiaW 21–⁠1483%
Nov 1atDelawareL 0–⁠4492%
Nov 8atUConnL 22–⁠2861%
Nov 22vsColgateW 48–⁠1249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 48–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 2nd in the Middle Three Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠150
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1432 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.6 No. 66 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 5Bruce VanNess RBAtlanta Falcons