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Rutgers

FBSI · 1974 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–3–1
0.682 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24BUCKNELLUnranked—W 16–14
6Week 6 · Oct 1Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY4–4–1T 6–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY7–2W 24–21
8Week 8 · Oct 15LEHIGHUnranked—W 37–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–7L 15–28
10Week 10 · Oct 29Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 20–3
11Week 11 · Nov 5CONNECTICUTUnranked—L 7–9
12Week 12 · Nov 12LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 35–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 6–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 62–21
15Week 15 · Dec 3Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 16–28

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
3.096
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-12+13
  • Harvard +7
  • Colgate +4
  • Air Force +2
  • Princeton 0
  • Hawai'i -5
  • William & Mary -7

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.682 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W1#62Post-Season W2#62Post-Season W3#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
0
+3
+21
-13
+17
-2
+35
+6
+41
-12

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

Final Rank by Season
#561969#881970#1081971#601972#871973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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