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-
1986 Season Highlights
Dick Anderson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Boston College
11
9
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Kentucky
16
16
T
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Cincinnati
48
28
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Syracuse
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Penn State
6
31
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Florida
3
15
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Army
35
7
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Louisville
41
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
West Virginia
17
24
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Pittsburgh
6
20
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Temple
22
29
#Won
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 221
Scoring Average 20.1
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 61-60
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-2
-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.