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1987 Rutgers

6–⁠5, coached by Dick Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1987, game by game: won at Cincinnati 10–7; lost vs. Syracuse 3–20; won vs. Kentucky 19–18; won vs. Duke 7–0; lost at No. 14 Penn State 21–35; won vs. Boston College 38–24; won at Army 27–14; lost at Vanderbilt 13–27; lost vs. Pittsburgh 0–17; lost at West Virginia 13–37; won at Temple 17–14+14−24Won 10–7 at Cincinnati+3CincinnatiLost 3–20 vs. Syracuse-17SyracuseWon 19–18 vs. Kentucky+1KentuckyWon 7–0 vs. Duke+7DukeLost 21–35 at No. 14 Penn State-14No. 14 Penn StateWon 38–24 vs. Boston College+14Boston CollegeWon 27–14 at Army+13ArmyLost 13–27 at Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltLost 0–17 vs. Pittsburgh-17PittsburghLost 13–37 at West Virginia-24West VirginiaWon 17–14 at Temple+3Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atCincinnatiW 10–⁠746%
Sep 12vsSyracuseL 3–⁠2049%
Sep 26vsKentuckyW 19–⁠1846%
Oct 3vsDukeW 7–⁠061%
Oct 10at14Penn StateL 21–⁠3516%
Oct 17vsBoston CollegeW 38–⁠2439%
Oct 24atArmyW 27–⁠1450%
Oct 31atVanderbiltL 13–⁠2771%
Nov 7vsPittsburghL 0–⁠1747%
Nov 14atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠3730%
Nov 21atTempleW 17–⁠1449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠213
Coach
Dick Anderson
Elo
1460 −9 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 50 of 101; offense No. 90, defense No. 23
SRS
0.0 No. 52 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl
Defensive coordinator
Otto Kneidinger