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1974 Rutgers

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Frank Burns.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1974, game by game: won at Bucknell 16–14; tied at Princeton 6–6; won at Harvard 24–21; won vs. Lehigh 37–16; lost at William & Mary 15–28; won vs. Air Force 20–3; lost vs. UConn 7–9; won at Lafayette 35–0; won vs. Boston University 6–0; won vs. Colgate 62–21; lost at Hawai’i 16–28+41−13Won 16–14 at Bucknell+2BucknellTied 6–6 at Princeton0PrincetonWon 24–21 at Harvard+3HarvardWon 37–16 vs. Lehigh+21LehighLost 15–28 at William & Mary-13William & MaryWon 20–3 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceLost 7–9 vs. UConn-2UConnWon 35–0 at Lafayette+35LafayetteWon 6–0 vs. Boston University+6Boston Universi…Won 62–21 vs. Colgate+41ColgateLost 16–28 at Hawai’i-12Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atBucknellW 16–⁠1480%
Sep 28atPrincetonT 6–⁠649%
Oct 5atHarvardW 24–⁠2130%
Oct 12vsLehighW 37–⁠1685%
Oct 19atWilliam & MaryL 15–⁠2856%
Oct 26vsAir ForceW 20–⁠353%
Nov 2vsUConnL 7–⁠975%
Nov 9atLafayetteW 35–⁠079%
Nov 16vsBoston UniversityW 6–⁠086%
Nov 23vsColgateW 62–⁠2171%
Nov 30atHawai’iL 16–⁠2875%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 28–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠146
Coach
Frank Burns
Elo
1448 +9 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 52 of 124; offense No. 45, defense No. 68
SRS
−6.7 No. 90 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Anthony Pawlik and Andrew Zdobylak