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Rutgers

BE · 2012 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA2–10W 24–12
3Week 3 · Sep 11HOWARDUnranked—W 26–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND BE3–9W 23–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–8W 35–26
7Week 7 · Oct 9UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND BE5–7W 19–3
8Week 8 · Oct 16Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND BE8–5W 23–15
9Week 9 · Oct 23Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND BE4–7W 35–10
10Week 10 · Oct 30Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC11–3L 23–35
12Week 12 · Nov 13Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI2–10W 28–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND BE10–3W 10–3
14Week 14 · Nov 27Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE6–7L 6–27
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND BE11–2L 17–20
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 10–13

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
2.380
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-18+38
  • Cincinnati +10
  • Syracuse +8
  • UConn +5
  • Arkansas +4
  • Temple +4
  • South Florida +3
  • Tulane +2
  • Army +2
  • Louisville -2
  • Kent State -3
  • Virginia Tech -6
  • Pittsburgh -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 #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.692 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#35Post-Season W1#34Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#39Post-Season W4#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
+26
+10
+9
+16
+8
+25
-12
+21
+7
-21
-3
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#422007#362008#322009#892010#352011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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