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1988 Rutgers

5–⁠6, coached by Dick Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1988, game by game: won at No. 15 Michigan State 17–13; lost vs. Vanderbilt 30–31; won at No. 15 Penn State 21–16; won vs. Cincinnati 38–9; lost at Syracuse 20–34; won at Boston College 17–6; lost at Army 24–34; lost vs. Temple 30–35; lost at Pittsburgh 10–20; lost vs. No. 4 West Virginia 25–35; won vs. Colgate 41–22+29−14Won 17–13 at No. 15 Michigan State+4No. 15 Michigan StateLost 30–31 vs. Vanderbilt-1VanderbiltWon 21–16 at No. 15 Penn State+5No. 15 Penn StateWon 38–9 vs. Cincinnati+29CincinnatiLost 20–34 at Syracuse-14SyracuseWon 17–6 at Boston College+11Boston CollegeLost 24–34 at Army-10ArmyLost 30–35 vs. Temple-5TempleLost 10–20 at Pittsburgh-10PittsburghLost 25–35 vs. No. 4 West Virginia-10No. 4 West VirginiaWon 41–22 vs. Colgate+19Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10at15Michigan StateW 17–⁠1324%
Sep 17vsVanderbiltL 30–⁠3163%
Sep 24at15Penn StateW 21–⁠1624%
Oct 1vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠967%
Oct 8atSyracuseL 20–⁠3428%
Oct 15atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠647%
Oct 22atArmyL 24–⁠3447%
Oct 29vsTempleL 30–⁠3578%
Nov 5atPittsburghL 10–⁠2033%
Nov 12vs4West VirginiaL 25–⁠3528%
Nov 19vsColgateW 41–⁠2279%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 41–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠255
Coach
Dick Anderson
Elo
1485 +12 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 47 of 102; offense No. 46, defense No. 49
SRS
4.7 No. 38 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl
Defensive coordinator
Otto Kneidinger