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1984 Rutgers

7–⁠3, coached by Dick Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1984, game by game: lost at No. 11 Penn State 12–15; won vs. Temple 10–9; won at Syracuse 19–0; won vs. Cincinnati 43–15; lost at Kentucky 14–27; won vs. Army 14–7; won vs. Louisville 38–21; lost at No. 11 Boston College 23–35; won vs. No. 19 West Virginia 23–19; won vs. Colgate 17–7+28−13Lost 12–15 at No. 11 Penn State-3No. 11 Penn StateWon 10–9 vs. Temple+1TempleWon 19–0 at Syracuse+19SyracuseWon 43–15 vs. Cincinnati+28CincinnatiLost 14–27 at Kentucky-13KentuckyWon 14–7 vs. Army+7ArmyWon 38–21 vs. Louisville+17LouisvilleLost 23–35 at No. 11 Boston College-12No. 11 Boston CollegeWon 23–19 vs. No. 19 West Virginia+4No. 19 West VirginiaWon 17–7 vs. Colgate+10Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at11Penn StateL 12–⁠1519%
Sep 15vsTempleW 10–⁠947%
Sep 22atSyracuseW 19–⁠026%
Sep 29vsCincinnatiW 43–⁠1576%
Oct 6atKentuckyL 14–⁠2737%
Oct 13vsArmyW 14–⁠763%
Oct 20vsLouisvilleW 38–⁠2175%
Oct 27at11Boston CollegeL 23–⁠3523%
Nov 10vs19West VirginiaW 23–⁠1939%
Nov 17vsColgateW 17–⁠779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 17–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠155
Coach
Dick Anderson
Elo
1530 +94 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 34 of 106; offense No. 53, defense No. 15
SRS
8.7 No. 29 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl
Defensive coordinator
Otto Kneidinger

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 7Alan Andrews TEPittsburgh Steelers