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Rutgers

FBSI · 1966 Season · Final

Struggling
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

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY7–2L 12–16
6Week 6 · Oct 4Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY4–5W 17–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11LEHIGHUnranked—W 42–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 9–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY2–7W 37–34
10Week 10 · Nov 1BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 16–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 32–28
12Week 12 · Nov 15Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1L 12–24
13Week 13 · Nov 22Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1L 7–26

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
3.326
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-8+6
  • Yale +4
  • Columbia +2
  • Colgate -1
  • Princeton -2
  • Army -2
  • Holy Cross -3

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 #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 50thBetter than 64%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W1#58Post-Season W2#57Post-Season W3#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+3
+28
-5
+3
+9
+4
-12
-19

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

Final Rank by Season
#101961#821962#1021963#581964#1101965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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