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
2017 Season Highlights
Chris Ash enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 1 vs.
Washington
14
30
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Eastern Michigan
13
16
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Morgan State
65
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Nebraska
17
27
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Ohio State
0
56
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Illinois
35
24
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Purdue
14
12
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Michigan
14
35
L
Sat., Nov. 4
Maryland
31
24
W
@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Penn State
6
35
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Indiana
0
41
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Michigan State
7
40
L
2017 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 216
Scoring Average 18.0
Points Allowed 340
Defense Average 28.3
Opponents Record 77-61
Conference Record 3-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.