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-
1890 Season Highlights
No Coach enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1890 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Pennsylvania
4
16
L
Wed., Oct. 8 @ Princeton
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ New York AC (NY)
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Orange AC (NJ)
6
4
W
Tue., Nov. 4 vs. Lehigh
2
4
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Yale
0
70
L
Tue., Nov. 11 vs. Crescent AC (NY)
68
0
W
Fri., Nov. 14 vs. New York University
62
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @ Columbia
6
6
T
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Manhattan A.C.
32
0
W
Sat., Dec. 13 vs. Pennsylvania
12
20
L
@ New York, NY
1890 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 222
Scoring Average 20.2
Points Allowed 147
Defense Average 13.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
-1
1890 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1890 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1890 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.