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1986 Rutgers

5–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Dick Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1986, game by game: won at Boston College 11–9; tied at Kentucky 16–16; won vs. Cincinnati 48–28; won at Syracuse 16–10; lost at No. 5 Penn State 6–31; lost vs. Florida 3–15; won vs. Army 35–7; won at Louisville 41–0; lost vs. West Virginia 17–24; lost at Pittsburgh 6–20; lost vs. Temple 22–29+41−25Won 11–9 at Boston College+2Boston CollegeTied 16–16 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 48–28 vs. Cincinnati+20CincinnatiWon 16–10 at Syracuse+6SyracuseLost 6–31 at No. 5 Penn State-25No. 5 Penn StateLost 3–15 vs. Florida-12FloridaWon 35–7 vs. Army+28ArmyWon 41–0 at Louisville+41LouisvilleLost 17–24 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 6–20 at Pittsburgh-14PittsburghLost 22–29 vs. Temple-7Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atBoston CollegeW 11–⁠934%
Sep 13atKentuckyT 16–⁠1636%
Sep 20vsCincinnatiW 48–⁠2854%
Sep 27atSyracuseW 16–⁠1043%
Oct 4at5Penn StateL 6–⁠3122%
Oct 18vsFloridaL 3–⁠1545%
Oct 25vsArmyW 35–⁠754%
Nov 1atLouisvilleW 41–⁠069%
Nov 8vsWest VirginiaL 17–⁠2467%
Nov 15atPittsburghL 6–⁠2037%
Nov 22vsTempleL 22–⁠2952%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 29–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠189
Coach
Dick Anderson
Elo
1454 +14 this season
SP+ rating
6.8 No. 39 of 101; offense No. 66, defense No. 19
SRS
4.9 No. 36 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl
Defensive coordinator
Otto Kneidinger

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 7Harry Swayne DETampa Bay Buccaneers