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Rutgers

FBSI · 1946 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
7–2
0.778 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

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 7–13
7Week 7 · Oct 8JOHNS HOPKINSUnranked—W 53–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 26–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI3–5L 7–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON4–3W 25–13
11Week 11 · Nov 5Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 13–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 41–2
13Week 13 · Nov 19LEHIGHUnranked—W 55–6
14Week 14 · Nov 26Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 25–0

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
1.948
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-8+21
  • Harvard +7
  • NEW York University +5
  • George Washington +4
  • Bucknell +3
  • Lafayette +2
  • Columbia -3
  • Princeton -5

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 #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.778 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+53
+26
-7
+12
+13
+39
+49
+25

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

Final Rank by Season
#541919#861920#731921#741922#211923

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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