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Rutgers

FBSI · 1970 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
5–5
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

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 41–16
5Week 5 · Sep 29Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY5–4L 14–41
6Week 6 · Oct 6Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY7–2L 9–39
7Week 7 · Oct 13LEHIGHUnranked—L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20DELAWAREUnranked—L 21–51
9Week 9 · Oct 27Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY3–6L 14–30
10Week 10 · Nov 3BUCKNELLUnranked—W 21–7
11Week 11 · Nov 10BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 6–3
12Week 12 · Nov 17Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI0–10–1W 37–7
13Week 13 · Nov 24Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 30–14

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
5.042
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-12+5
  • Colgate +5
  • Holy Cross 0
  • Harvard -2
  • Princeton -4
  • Columbia -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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 61stBetter than 56%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#88Regular Season Final#88Post-Season W1#88Post-Season W2#87Post-Season W3#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
-27
-30
-7
-30
-16
+14
+3
+30
+16

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

Final Rank by Season
#1101965#571966#931967#391968#561969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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