What curse, you ask? Well, here are the results of the last eight Homecoming games at R House:
So, you get the idea. Short of scheduling FCS opponents for Homecoming, how can we combat this obvious curse? Simple.
End Homecoming Games.
Read this. It's a silly tradition from the South and West anyway that only started between Missouri and Kansas in 1911. We won't miss it, and it doesn't encourage more alumni and students to show up anyway if there's a little bit of cold rain.
- Homecoming 2014 - Wisconsin 37 - Rutgers 0 (1st shutout since posting a zero on the scoreboard at Notre Dame in 2002)
- Homecoming 2013 - Houston 49 - Rutgers 14 (1st 2013 home loss)
- Homecoming 2012 - Kent State 35 - Rutgers 23 (1st 2012 loss; Kent State was a 13.5-point underdog against an undefeated and 15th-ranked Rutgers)
- Homecoming 2011 - The last Homecoming win at The Birthplace of College Football was the 21-20 squeaker over Navy that required a blocked field goal to seal the win.
- Homecoming 2010 - Tulane 17 - Rutgers 14 (Tulane was a 17-point underdog)
- Homecoming 2009 - Rutgers beat an FCS opponent, Texas Southern, by a score of 42-0 for the 600th victory in the program's history.
- Homecoming 2008 - Another close win over UConn requiring a late missed field goal.
- Homecoming 2007 - Another victory over an FCS opponent, 59-0 over Norfolk State.
So, you get the idea. Short of scheduling FCS opponents for Homecoming, how can we combat this obvious curse? Simple.
End Homecoming Games.
Read this. It's a silly tradition from the South and West anyway that only started between Missouri and Kansas in 1911. We won't miss it, and it doesn't encourage more alumni and students to show up anyway if there's a little bit of cold rain.
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