Rutgers Football Team History
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766 Stadium: Rutgers Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Colors: Scarlet & White Coach: Dick Anderson Conference: Independent-
1987 Season Highlights
Dick Anderson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Cincinnati
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Syracuse
3
20
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Kentucky
19
18
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Duke
7
0
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Penn State
21
35
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Boston College
38
24
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Army
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Vanderbilt
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Pittsburgh
0
17
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 14 @
West Virginia
13
37
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Temple
17
14
W
1987 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 168
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 213
Defense Average 19.4
Opponents Record 64-60
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.