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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1869  <-- 1878 <- 1879 -> 1880 --> 2024
1879 Season Highlights
 No Coach enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
 
1879 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Tue., Nov. 11  @ Stevens  1   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Yale  0   5   L       
 Thu., Nov. 20  @ Columbia  0   0   T       
 Sun., Nov. 23  vs. Stevens  3   3   T       
 Tue., Nov. 25  vs. Stevens  1   3   L       
 Sat., Dec. 13  @ Stevens  0   0   T       
 
1879 Season Totals
  Record1-2 -3
  Points Scored5
  Scoring Average0.8
  Points Allowed11
  Defense Average1.8
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-1 -1
  Away Record1-1 -2
1879 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1879 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Massachusetts 1-040   No Coach
Michigan 1-0-110   No Coach
Rutgers 1-2-3511   No Coach
Navy 0-0-100   No Coach

1879 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1879 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.