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Why is Rutgers 1-4? These 9 plays tell the story | Strengths and weaknesses

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How do you neatly sum up the first half of Rutgers' season?

How do you tie together a blowout win against far inferior competition, a blowout loss against far superior competition, a stunning upset and two encouraging but frustrating performances?

"We're disappointed by our record right now and the start of the season," coach Chris Ash said. "We're still very excited and encouraged by the improvements that we've made and what we can do still as we go through the next seven games."

NJ.com found another way, and has boiled down 339 offensive plays and 327 defensive plays plus special teams plays into the 10 plays that tell you everything you need to know about Rutgers' strengths and weaknesses heading into the post-bye week stretch of seven games.