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Rutgers

BE · 2000 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
8th
0–7 in BE

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

2000 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5VILLANOVAUnranked—W 34–21
3Week 3 · Sep 12Buffalo (BUFFALO)H2HMAC2–9W 59–0
4Week 4 · Sep 19Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND BE11–1L 0–49
5Week 5 · Sep 26Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE7–5L 17–29
6Week 6 · Oct 3Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND BE11–1L 6–64
8Week 8 · Oct 17Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE4–7L 14–48
9Week 9 · Oct 24Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 28–21
10Week 10 · Oct 31Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE7–5L 13–42
12Week 12 · Nov 14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND BE7–5L 24–31
13Week 13 · Nov 21Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 17–45
14Week 14 · Nov 28Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE6–5L 21–49

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
5.543
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-32+3
  • Buffalo +2
  • Navy +1
  • Virginia Tech -1
  • Miami -1
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Pittsburgh -5
  • Boston College -5
  • West Virginia -5
  • Syracuse -5
  • Temple -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 #95Better than 31%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96W14#95Regular Season Final#95Post-Season W3#95Post-Season W4#95Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+59
-49
-12
-58
-34
+7
-29
-7
-28
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#781995#991996#1121997#731998#1121999

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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