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Rutgers

FBSI · 1890 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5–1
0.500 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

1890 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 7Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI11–3L 4–16
8Week 8 · Oct 14Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI11–1–1L 0–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21NEW YORK A.C.Unranked—W 30–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28ORANGE A.C.Unranked—W 6–4
12Week 12 · Nov 11Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 2–4
12Week 12 · Nov 11Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI13–1L 0–70
13Week 13 · Nov 18CRESCENT A.C.Unranked—W 68–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18NEW YORK UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 62–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI1–6–1T 6–6
14Week 14 · Nov 25MANHATTAN A.C.Unranked—W 32–0
11Final · Dec 16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI11–3L 12–20

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
3.428
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-12+0
  • Columbia 0
  • Princeton -1
  • Yale -1
  • Pennsylvania -3
  • Pennsylvania -3
  • Lehigh -4

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 #10Better than 93%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9W13#9W14#9W15#9Regular Season Final#10Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
-27
+30
+2
-2
-70
+68
+62
0
+32
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#51884#101886#131887#181888#181889

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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