1991 Rutgers

6–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Big East), coached by Doug Graber.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1991, game by game: won vs. Boston College 20–13; lost at Duke 22–42; won vs. Northwestern 22–18; won at Michigan State 14–7; won vs. Army 14–12; won vs. Maine 40–17; lost at No. 10 Penn State 17–37; lost vs. No. 18 Syracuse 7–21; lost at West Virginia 3–28; lost at Pittsburgh 17–22; won vs. Temple 41–0+41−25Won 20–13 vs. Boston College+7Boston CollegeLost 22–42 at Duke-20DukeWon 22–18 vs. Northwestern+4NorthwesternWon 14–7 at Michigan State+7Michigan StateWon 14–12 vs. Army+2ArmyWon 40–17 vs. Maine+23MaineLost 17–37 at No. 10 Penn State-20No. 10 Penn StateLost 7–21 vs. No. 18 Syracuse-14No. 18 SyracuseLost 3–28 at West Virginia-25West VirginiaLost 17–22 at Pittsburgh-5PittsburghWon 41–0 vs. Temple+41Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big East.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 6th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠217
Coach
Doug Graber
Elo
1440 +39 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 74 of 104; offense No. 89, defense No. 52
SRS
−3.6 No. 63 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Stan Parrish
Defensive coordinator
Rich Rachel

1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.