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Rutgers

FBSI · 1888 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–6–1
0.188 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

1888 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI13–0L 0–65
9Week 9 · Oct 23Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 0–4
10Week 10 · Oct 30Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 0–80
10Week 10 · Oct 30Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 0–82
11Week 11 · Nov 6Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1T 18–18
11Week 11 · Nov 6Williams (WILLIAMS)H2HIND FBSI5–3L 0–42
11Week 11 · Nov 6RIDGEFIELD A.C.Unranked—W 18–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 0–30

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
14.286
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-10+0
  • Yale 0
  • Stevens 0
  • Princeton -1
  • Princeton -1
  • Lehigh -2
  • Lafayette -3
  • Williams -3

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 #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 17thBetter than 88%

0.188 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15W11#16W12#16W13#17W14#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-65
-4
-80
-82
0
-42
+12
-30

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

Final Rank by Season
#51882#101883#51884#101886#131887

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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