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: Dick Anderson Conference: Independent-
1985 Season Highlights
Dick Anderson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Florida
28
28
T
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Army
16
20
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Penn State
10
17
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Boston College
10
20
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Temple
13
14
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Pittsburgh
10
38
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Richmond
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Tennessee
0
40
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
West Virginia
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Colgate
28
14
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Syracuse
14
31
L
1985 Season Totals
Record 2-8
-1
Points Scored 149
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 266
Defense Average 24.2
Opponents Record 65-34
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-4
-1
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Independent 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.