1996 Rutgers
2–9 (1–6 Big East), coached by Terry Shea. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Temple 28–17Oct 26
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Villanova | W 38–28 | 72% |
| Sep 7 | vs Navy | L 6–10 | 59% |
| Sep 12 | vs 10Miami | L 0–33 | 29% |
| Sep 21 | at 18Virginia Tech | L 14–30 | 14% |
| Oct 5 | at Syracuse | L 0–42 | 19% |
| Oct 12 | at Army | L 21–42 | 25% |
| Oct 19 | at Boston College | L 13–37 | 28% |
| Oct 26 | vs Temple | W 28–17 | 63% |
| Nov 9 | vs West Virginia | L 14–55 | 30% |
| Nov 23 | at 10Notre Dame | L 0–62 | 10% |
| Nov 30 | at Pittsburgh | L 9–24 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 24–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big East.
In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–6 7th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–380
- Coach
- Terry Shea
- Elo
- 1331 −109 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.6 No. 94 of 111; offense No. 93, defense No. 71
- SRS
- −13.5 No. 91 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Terry Shea
- Defensive coordinator
- Rod Sharpless
1996 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 6–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| Syracuse | 6–1 | 9–3 | 21 |
| Miami | 6–1 | 9–3 | 14 |
| West Virginia | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Boston College | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
 Rutgers | 1–6 | 2–9 | |
| Temple | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.