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Rutgers

FBSI · 1887 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–6
0.250 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1869–2026
All-Time Record
511–532–22
0.490 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1869, 1870, 1876
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 11 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 31
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras

1887 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 11Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI0–6–1W 26–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–30
8Week 8 · Oct 18Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–20
9Week 9 · Oct 25Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI0–6–1W 5–2
10Week 10 · Nov 1Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI3–3L 6–12
11Week 11 · Nov 8Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI6–7L 10–13
11Week 11 · Nov 8Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 0–74
12Week 12 · Nov 15Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–36

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
9.674
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-16+0
  • Stevens 0
  • Stevens 0
  • Yale 0
  • Princeton -2
  • Lafayette -2
  • Lafayette -2
  • Williams -3
  • Pennsylvania -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #13Better than 91%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.250 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9W10#11W11#11W12#11W13#13Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
-30
-20
+3
-6
-3
-74
-36

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#61881#51882#101883#51884#101886

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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