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1985 Rutgers

2–⁠8–⁠1, coached by Dick Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1985, game by game: tied at No. 3 Florida 28–28; lost at Army 16–20; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 10–17; lost vs. Boston College 10–20; lost at Temple 13–14; lost vs. Pittsburgh 10–38; won vs. Richmond 20–17; lost at No. 19 Tennessee 0–40; lost at West Virginia 0–27; won vs. Colgate 28–14; lost vs. Syracuse 14–31+14−40Tied 28–28 at No. 3 Florida0No. 3 FloridaLost 16–20 at Army-4ArmyLost 10–17 vs. No. 9 Penn State-7No. 9 Penn StateLost 10–20 vs. Boston College-10Boston CollegeLost 13–14 at Temple-1TempleLost 10–38 vs. Pittsburgh-28PittsburghWon 20–17 vs. Richmond+3RichmondLost 0–40 at No. 19 Tennessee-40No. 19 TennesseeLost 0–27 at West Virginia-27West VirginiaWon 28–14 vs. Colgate+14ColgateLost 14–31 vs. Syracuse-17Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14at3FloridaT 28–⁠2819%
Sep 21atArmyL 16–⁠2041%
Sep 28vs9Penn StateL 10–⁠1749%
Oct 5vsBoston CollegeL 10–⁠2047%
Oct 12atTempleL 13–⁠1432%
Oct 19vsPittsburghL 10–⁠3845%
Oct 26vsRichmondW 20–⁠1775%
Nov 2at19TennesseeL 0–⁠4021%
Nov 9atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2726%
Nov 16vsColgateW 28–⁠1470%
Nov 23vsSyracuseL 14–⁠3135%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠6 7th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠266
Coach
Dick Anderson
Elo
1409 −112 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 71 of 106; offense No. 92, defense No. 48
SRS
−5.7 No. 71 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl
Defensive coordinator
Otto Kneidinger