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1971 Rutgers

4–⁠7, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1971, game by game: lost at Lafayette 7–13; won at Princeton 33–18; lost vs. Cornell 17–31; lost vs. Lehigh 14–35; lost at Delaware 7–48; lost vs. Columbia 16–17; lost at Bucknell 13–14; lost at Army 17–30; won vs. Holy Cross 14–13; won vs. Colgate 28–16; won vs. Morgan State 27–8+19−41Lost 7–13 at Lafayette-6LafayetteWon 33–18 at Princeton+15PrincetonLost 17–31 vs. Cornell-14CornellLost 14–35 vs. Lehigh-21LehighLost 7–48 at Delaware-41DelawareLost 16–17 vs. Columbia-1ColumbiaLost 13–14 at Bucknell-1BucknellLost 17–30 at Army-13ArmyWon 14–13 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 28–16 vs. Colgate+12ColgateWon 27–8 vs. Morgan State+19Morgan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atLafayetteL 7–⁠1375%
Sep 25atPrincetonW 33–⁠1825%
Oct 2vsCornellL 17–⁠3143%
Oct 9vsLehighL 14–⁠3588%
Oct 16atDelawareL 7–⁠4863%
Oct 23vsColumbiaL 16–⁠1744%
Oct 30atBucknellL 13–⁠1470%
Nov 6atArmyL 17–⁠3023%
Nov 13vsHoly CrossW 14–⁠1346%
Nov 20vsColgateW 28–⁠1634%
Nov 27vsMorgan StateW 27–⁠880%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Morgan State 27–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 132nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠243
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1314 −96 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 69 of 120; offense No. 59, defense No. 75
SRS
−15.5 No. 111 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
William Donaldson, Sam Picketts and Larry Robertson