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1990 Rutgers

3–⁠8, coached by Doug Graber.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1990, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 24–8; won vs. Colgate 28–17; lost at Penn State 0–28; lost vs. No. 22 Michigan State 10–34; lost at Boston College 14–19; lost at Pittsburgh 21–45; lost at Syracuse 0–42; won vs. Akron 20–17; lost at Army 31–35; lost vs. West Virginia 3–28; lost at Temple 22–29+16−42Won 24–8 vs. Kentucky+16KentuckyWon 28–17 vs. Colgate+11ColgateLost 0–28 at Penn State-28Penn StateLost 10–34 vs. No. 22 Michigan State-24No. 22 Michigan StateLost 14–19 at Boston College-5Boston CollegeLost 21–45 at Pittsburgh-24PittsburghLost 0–42 at Syracuse-42SyracuseWon 20–17 vs. Akron+3AkronLost 31–35 at Army-4ArmyLost 3–28 vs. West Virginia-25West VirginiaLost 22–29 at Temple-7Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsKentuckyW 24–⁠846%
Sep 15vsColgateW 28–⁠1779%
Sep 22atPenn StateL 0–⁠2828%
Sep 29vs22Michigan StateL 10–⁠3436%
Oct 6atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠1943%
Oct 13atPittsburghL 21–⁠4526%
Oct 20atSyracuseL 0–⁠4221%
Oct 27vsAkronW 20–⁠1750%
Nov 3atArmyL 31–⁠3537%
Nov 10vsWest VirginiaL 3–⁠2838%
Nov 17atTempleL 22–⁠2931%

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 tied 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠6 7th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠302
Coach
Doug Graber
Elo
1351 −77 this season
SP+ rating
-17.0 No. 95 of 104; offense No. 98, defense No. 77
SRS
−13.8 No. 89 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Stan Parrish
Defensive coordinator
Rich Rachel