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: Terry Shea Conference: Big East-
1998 Season Highlights
Terry Shea enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Richmond
7
6
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Boston College
14
41
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Syracuse
14
70
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Army
27
15
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Miami (Florida)
17
53
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Pittsburgh
25
21
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Tulane
24
52
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Temple
21
10
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Navy
36
33
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
West Virginia
14
28
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Virginia Tech
7
47
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 206
Scoring Average 18.7
Points Allowed 376
Defense Average 34.2
Opponents Record 51-52
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Big East 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.