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1989 Rutgers

2–⁠7–⁠2, coached by Dick Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1989, game by game: tied at Cincinnati 17–17; tied vs. Ball State 31–31; won vs. Boston College 9–7; won at Northwestern 38–27; lost vs. Penn State 0–17; lost at Kentucky 26–33; lost vs. Syracuse 28–49; lost at Army 14–35; lost at No. 19 West Virginia 20–21; lost at Temple 33–36; lost vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh 29–46+11−21Tied 17–17 at Cincinnati0CincinnatiTied 31–31 vs. Ball State0Ball StateWon 9–7 vs. Boston College+2Boston CollegeWon 38–27 at Northwestern+11NorthwesternLost 0–17 vs. Penn State-17Penn StateLost 26–33 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 28–49 vs. Syracuse-21SyracuseLost 14–35 at Army-21ArmyLost 20–21 at No. 19 West Virginia-1No. 19 West VirginiaLost 33–36 at Temple-3TempleLost 29–46 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh-17No. 24 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atCincinnatiT 17–⁠1758%
Sep 9vsBall StateT 31–⁠3155%
Sep 16vsBoston CollegeW 9–⁠765%
Sep 23atNorthwesternW 38–⁠2760%
Oct 7vsPenn StateL 0–⁠1752%
Oct 14atKentuckyL 26–⁠3341%
Oct 21vsSyracuseL 28–⁠4942%
Oct 28atArmyL 14–⁠3529%
Nov 11at19West VirginiaL 20–⁠2115%
Nov 18atTempleL 33–⁠3659%
Dec 2vs24PittsburghL 29–⁠4626%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 46–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Led the nationRandy Jackson: yards per catch (28.5)

Record
2–⁠7–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 6th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠319
Coach
Dick Anderson
Elo
1393 −97 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 86 of 103; offense No. 72, defense No. 89
SRS
−10.0 No. 81 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Dick Curl
Defensive coordinator
Otto Kneidinger