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: Chris Ash Conference: Big 10-East
2016 Season Highlights
Chris Ash enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Washington
13
48
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Howard
52
14
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
New Mexico
37
28
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Iowa
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Ohio State
0
58
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Michigan
0
78
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Illinois
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Minnesota
32
34
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Indiana
27
33
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Michigan State
0
49
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Penn State
0
39
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Maryland
13
31
L
2016 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 188
Scoring Average 15.7
Points Allowed 450
Defense Average 37.5
Opponents Record 88-55
Conference Record 0-9
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 0-5
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.