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Rutgers

FBSI · 1949 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–3
0.667 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27MERCHANT MARINEUnranked—W 79–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 7–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11LEHIGHUnranked—W 40–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 9–21
9Week 9 · Oct 25Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 35–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 14–34
11Week 11 · Nov 8LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 33–9
13Week 13 · Nov 22Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 35–14

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
2.968
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-12+9
  • Fordham +5
  • NEW York University +3
  • Colgate +1
  • Princeton -3
  • Temple -4
  • Syracuse -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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63W12#48W13#50W14#50Regular Season Final#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+73
-7
+13
-12
+22
-20
+14
+24
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#741922#211923#231946#171947#381948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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