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: William A. Reynolds Conference: Independent-
1891 Season Highlights
William A. Reynolds enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1891 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Princeton
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Orange AC (NJ)
6
10
L
Tue., Oct. 13 @ Schuylkill Navy
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Lehigh
0
22
L
Wed., Oct. 21 @ Pennsylvania
6
32
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Stevens
12
10
W
Wed., Oct. 28 vs. Columbia
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Navy
12
21
L
Mon., Nov. 2 @ Columbia AC (DC)
4
0
W
Tue., Nov. 3 @ New York AC (NY)
12
21
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. New York University
70
4
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Army
27
6
W
Wed., Nov. 18 vs. New York Law
14
0
W
Tue., Nov. 24 vs. Manhattan A.C.
34
0
W
1891 Season Totals
Record 8-6
Points Scored 265
Scoring Average 18.9
Points Allowed 138
Defense Average 9.9
Opponents Record 9-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-6
1891 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1891 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1891 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.