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1973 Rutgers

6–⁠5, coached by Frank Burns.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1973, game by game: won at Lehigh 31–13; won at Princeton 39–14; lost vs. Massachusetts 22–25; won vs. Lafayette 35–6; won vs. Delaware 24–7; won vs. Columbia 28–2; lost at UConn 19–27; lost at Air Force 14–31; won at Holy Cross 27–7; lost vs. Colgate 0–42; lost at Tampa 6–34+29−42Won 31–13 at Lehigh+18LehighWon 39–14 at Princeton+25PrincetonLost 22–25 vs. Massachusetts-3MassachusettsWon 35–6 vs. Lafayette+29LafayetteWon 24–7 vs. Delaware+17DelawareWon 28–2 vs. Columbia+26ColumbiaLost 19–27 at UConn-8UConnLost 14–31 at Air Force-17Air ForceWon 27–7 at Holy Cross+20Holy CrossLost 0–42 vs. Colgate-42ColgateLost 6–34 at Tampa-28Tampa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atLehighW 31–⁠1384%
Sep 29atPrincetonW 39–⁠1444%
Oct 6vsMassachusettsL 22–⁠2579%
Oct 13vsLafayetteW 35–⁠691%
Oct 20vsDelawareW 24–⁠785%
Oct 27vsColumbiaW 28–⁠269%
Nov 3atUConnL 19–⁠2769%
Nov 10atAir ForceL 14–⁠3139%
Nov 17atHoly CrossW 27–⁠743%
Nov 24vsColgateL 0–⁠4277%
Dec 1atTampaL 6–⁠3430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tampa 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Led the nationJim Jennings: points (128 pts), points per game (11.6); J.J. Jennings: rushing touchdowns (21 TD)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠208
Coach
Frank Burns
Elo
1408 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-13.8 No. 103 of 123; offense No. 100, defense No. 90
SRS
−15.8 No. 107 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Andrew Tighe and John Witkowski