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: No Coach Conference: Independent-
1883 Season Highlights
No Coach enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1883 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Oct. 17 vs. Princeton
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Wesleyan
0
37
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Princeton
0
61
L
Wed., Oct. 31 vs. City College of New York
54
2
W
Tue., Nov. 6 vs. Yale
0
92
L
@ Brooklyn, NY
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Lafayette
0
25
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Pennsylvania
0
18
L
1883 Season Totals
Record 1-6
Points Scored 54
Scoring Average 7.7
Points Allowed 255
Defense Average 36.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
Away Record 0-4
1883 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1883 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1883 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.