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1983 Rutgers

3–⁠8, coached by Frank Burns.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1983, game by game: won vs. UConn 22–5; lost vs. Boston College 22–42; lost at Syracuse 13–17; lost vs. Penn State 25–36; lost at Army 12–20; won vs. Colgate 29–26; won at William & Mary 35–28; lost vs. Tennessee 0–7; lost at Cincinnati 7–18; lost at No. 15 West Virginia 7–35; lost vs. Temple 23–24+17−28Won 22–5 vs. UConn+17UConnLost 22–42 vs. Boston College-20Boston CollegeLost 13–17 at Syracuse-4SyracuseLost 25–36 vs. Penn State-11Penn StateLost 12–20 at Army-8ArmyWon 29–26 vs. Colgate+3ColgateWon 35–28 at William & Mary+7William & MaryLost 0–7 vs. Tennessee-7TennesseeLost 7–18 at Cincinnati-11CincinnatiLost 7–35 at No. 15 West Virginia-28No. 15 West VirginiaLost 23–24 vs. Temple-1Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsUConnW 22–⁠578%
Sep 17vsBoston CollegeL 22–⁠4243%
Sep 24atSyracuseL 13–⁠1743%
Oct 1vsPenn StateL 25–⁠3635%
Oct 8atArmyL 12–⁠2052%
Oct 15vsColgateW 29–⁠2656%
Oct 22atWilliam & MaryW 35–⁠2846%
Oct 29vsTennesseeL 0–⁠737%
Nov 5atCincinnatiL 7–⁠1839%
Nov 12at15West VirginiaL 7–⁠3515%
Nov 19vsTempleL 23–⁠2451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 24–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠5 7th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠258
Coach
Frank Burns
Elo
1404 −81 this season
SP+ rating
-15.7 No. 97 of 108; offense No. 97, defense No. 82
SRS
−8.6 No. 86 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Jim Dumont LBCleveland Browns