1997 Rutgers
0–11 (0–7 Big East), coached by Terry Shea. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Virginia Tech | L 19–59 | 24% |
| Sep 6 | at 12Texas | L 14–48 | 14% |
| Sep 13 | at Navy | L 7–36 | 24% |
| Sep 20 | vs Boston College | L 21–35 | 43% |
| Oct 4 | at West Virginia | L 0–48 | 14% |
| Oct 9 | vs Syracuse | L 3–50 | 18% |
| Oct 18 | at Army | L 35–37 | 26% |
| Oct 25 | vs Pittsburgh | L 48–55 | 38% |
| Nov 1 | at Temple | L 7–49 | 35% |
| Nov 8 | vs Wake Forest | L 14–28 | 38% |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 23–51 | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami 51–23; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.
In program history: The 149th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).
- Record
- 0–11
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Big East
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–496
- Coach
- Terry Shea
- Elo
- 1232 −155 this season
- SP+ rating
- -30.3 No. 110 of 112; offense No. 94, defense No. 110
- SRS
- −27.3 No. 109 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Terry Shea
- Defensive coordinator
- Rod Sharpless
All-Big East
2 second teamSecond team
Brian SheridanLBCoaches-2- Jared SlovanPCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1997 Big East standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 6–1 | 9–4 | 21 |
| Virginia Tech | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| West Virginia | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 6–6 | |
| Miami | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Boston College | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Temple | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| Rutgers | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.