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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

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1869 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

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 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ohio State	12-2	576	266	Won 24-7	9-1	444	200	Urban Meyer
Penn State	11-2	534	214	Won 35-28	7-2	358	172	James Franklin
Michigan State	10-3	319	260	Won 42-17	7-2	196	181	Mark Dantonio
Michigan	8-5	328	245	Lost 19-26	5-4	211	175	Jim Harbaugh
Rutgers	4-8	216	340		3-6	124	294	Chris Ash
Indiana	5-7	322	304		2-7	209	270	Tom Allen
Maryland	4-8	289	445		2-7	165	349	D.J. Durkin

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

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.