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1972 Rutgers

7–⁠4, coached by John Bateman.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1972, game by game: lost at Holy Cross 14–24; won vs. Lehigh 41–13; lost at Princeton 6–7; lost at Cornell 22–36; won at Lafayette 21–7; lost vs. Army 28–35; won at Columbia 6–3; won vs. UConn 21–13; won vs. Boston University 51–7; won vs. Morgan State 37–14; won vs. Colgate 43–13+44−14Lost 14–24 at Holy Cross-10Holy CrossWon 41–13 vs. Lehigh+28LehighLost 6–7 at Princeton-1PrincetonLost 22–36 at Cornell-14CornellWon 21–7 at Lafayette+14LafayetteLost 28–35 vs. Army-7ArmyWon 6–3 at Columbia+3ColumbiaWon 21–13 vs. UConn+8UConnWon 51–7 vs. Boston University+44Boston Universi…Won 37–14 vs. Morgan State+23Morgan StateWon 43–13 vs. Colgate+30Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atHoly CrossL 14–⁠2443%
Sep 23vsLehighW 41–⁠1382%
Sep 30atPrincetonL 6–⁠726%
Oct 7atCornellL 22–⁠3616%
Oct 14atLafayetteW 21–⁠770%
Oct 21vsArmyL 28–⁠3545%
Oct 28atColumbiaW 6–⁠327%
Nov 4vsUConnW 21–⁠1372%
Nov 11vsBoston UniversityW 51–⁠780%
Nov 18vsMorgan StateW 37–⁠1488%
Nov 25vsColgateW 43–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 43–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
290–⁠172
Coach
John Bateman
Elo
1434 +58 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 81 of 121; offense No. 85, defense No. 76
SRS
−7.5 No. 92 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Andrew Malekoff and David Rinehimer