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Rutgers

FBSI · 1917 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–1–1
0.833 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

1917 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2URSINUSUnranked—W 25–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9CAMP WADSWORTHUnranked—W 90–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1L 10–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI3–5W 33–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30FORDHAMUnranked—W 28–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1T 7–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13SPRINGFIELDUnranked—W 61–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20LEAGUE ISLAND NAVYUnranked—W 27–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27NEWPORT NAVYUnranked—W 14–0

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
1.983
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-1+3
  • Lafayette +3
  • West Virginia 0
  • Syracuse -1

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.833 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20W14#17Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#17Post-Season W2#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+90
-4
+26
+28
0
+61
+27
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#101890#141891#261892#441914#541916

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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