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Rutgers

FBSI · 1891 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
8–6
0.571 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

1891 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 6Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 0–12
7Week 7 · Oct 13ORANGE A.C.Unranked—L 6–10
8Week 8 · Oct 20SCHUYLKILL NAVYUnranked—W 24–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Lehigh (LEHIGH)H2HIND FBSI7–6L 0–22
9Week 9 · Oct 27Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI11–2L 6–32
9Week 9 · Oct 27Stevens (STEVENS)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 12–10
10Week 10 · Nov 3Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI1–5W 44–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–2L 12–21
10Week 10 · Nov 3COLUMBIA A.C.Unranked—W 4–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10NEW YORK A.C.Unranked—L 12–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10NEW YORK UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 70–4
12Week 12 · Nov 17Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–1–1W 27–6
13Week 13 · Nov 24NEW YORK LAWUnranked—W 14–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1MANHATTAN A.C.Unranked—W 34–0

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
3.354
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-11+9
  • Stevens +4
  • Army +4
  • Columbia +1
  • Princeton -1
  • Pennsylvania -2
  • Navy -2
  • Lehigh -6

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 #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.571 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#16W11#14W12#15W13#14W14#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
-4
+24
-22
-26
+2
+44
-9
+4
-9
+66
+21
+14
+34

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

Final Rank by Season
#101886#131887#181888#181889#101890

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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