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FBSI · 1951 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–4
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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 47–12
7Week 7 · Oct 9Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 55–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23LEHIGHUnranked—L 6–21
11Week 11 · Nov 6Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 13–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Brown (BROWN)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 28–21
13Week 13 · Nov 20Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4L 7–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 21–26

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
4.358
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-13+8
  • Fordham +5
  • Brown +2
  • NEW York University +1
  • Temple -4
  • Penn State -4
  • Colgate -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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78W14#78Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
-7
+55
-15
+6
+7
-6
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#231946#171947#381948#481949#731950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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