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Rutgers

FBSI · 1957 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–4
0.556 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

1957 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY7–2L 0–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8CONNECTICUTUnranked—W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 48–6
9Week 9 · Oct 22LEHIGHUnranked—L 7–13
10Week 10 · Oct 29Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 26–13
11Week 11 · Nov 5DELAWAREUnranked—L 19–23
12Week 12 · Nov 12LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 34–19
13Week 13 · Nov 19William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 7–38
14Week 14 · Nov 26Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–8W 26–7

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
4.475
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-8+8
  • Richmond +4
  • Colgate +3
  • Columbia +1
  • Princeton -2
  • William & Mary -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 #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#76W14#76W15#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W3#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+7
+42
-6
+13
-4
+15
-31
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#681952#1021953#931954#961955#1071956

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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