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78-0.

That score, more than anything else, represents just how far the Rutgers football program had fallen -- and how far the Scarlet Knights would have to climb to contend with the upper-echelon programs in the Big Ten.

Last season, Michigan vs. Rutgers was one of the most lopsided conference games in recent college football history. The Wolverines out-gained the Scarlet Knights 600-39, didn't allow the Rutgers offense to get a first down until the fourth quarter and even faked a PAT after the fourth of their 11 touchdowns.

It wasn't pretty. And the Rutgers players haven't forgotten.