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1970 Rutgers

5–⁠5, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1970, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 41–16; lost at Princeton 14–41; lost at Harvard 9–39; lost at Lehigh 0–7; lost vs. Delaware 21–51; lost at Columbia 14–30; won vs. Bucknell 21–7; won at Boston University 6–3; won vs. Holy Cross 37–7; won vs. Colgate 30–14+30−30Won 41–16 vs. Lafayette+25LafayetteLost 14–41 at Princeton-27PrincetonLost 9–39 at Harvard-30HarvardLost 0–7 at Lehigh-7LehighLost 21–51 vs. Delaware-30DelawareLost 14–30 at Columbia-16ColumbiaWon 21–7 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellWon 6–3 at Boston University+3Boston Universi…Won 37–7 vs. Holy Cross+30Holy CrossWon 30–14 vs. Colgate+16Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsLafayetteW 41–⁠1688%
Sep 26atPrincetonL 14–⁠4128%
Oct 3atHarvardL 9–⁠3937%
Oct 10atLehighL 0–⁠783%
Oct 17vsDelawareL 21–⁠5189%
Oct 24atColumbiaL 14–⁠3032%
Oct 31vsBucknellW 21–⁠778%
Nov 7atBoston UniversityW 6–⁠345%
Nov 14vsHoly CrossW 37–⁠768%
Nov 21vsColgateW 30–⁠1450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 30–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠215
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1365 −90 this season
SP+ rating
-20.2 No. 111 of 117; offense No. 96, defense No. 110
SRS
−27.1 No. 118 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Michael Yancheff and Michael Pellowski