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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: Greg Schiano
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Rutgers 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1869  
  2015 - Coach Flood was suspended for three games and Norries Wilson served as interim.
  2019 - On September 29, Ash was fired after four games. Nunzio Campanile was the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
1869
Conference Championships
  1894, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938
1939, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952
1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973
1974
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 681-698-44
 Winning Pct. 49%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 3
 Adjusted Record 681-698-44
 Winning Pct. 49%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 69-180-1
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 438-276-23
 Away Record 235-415-21
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 155
 Winning Seasons (#1) 78
 Losing Seasons (#1)64
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2006)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2018)
 10 Win Seasons 2
 Most Points Scored in a Game 96 (10/9/1915)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 426 (2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 92 (11/6/1883)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 496 (1997)
 Largest Margin of Victory 96 (10/9/1915)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 92 (11/6/1883)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 107 (11/20/2010)
 Last Shutout 9/16/2017
 Last Time Shutout 11/11/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 233
 Been Shutout All-Time 237
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (10/18/1975-11/18/1976)
 Longest Losing  14 (11/9/1996-11/15/1997)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 7-4-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  25-32
 2010-19  49-75
 2000-09  58-63
 1990-99 37-72
 1980-89 48-57-4
 1970-79 74-35-1
 1960-69 57-35
 1950-59 42-44-1
 1940-49 54-23-1
 1930-39 49-34-6
 1920-29 45-42-2
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Illinois in a Conference Game
Last Time: Rutgers won 20-14 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Rutgers vs. Illinois 3-5-0 37.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Howard  44-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Akron  49-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Virginia Tech  26-23 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Washington  21-18 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Nebraska  7-14 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Wisconsin  7-42 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. UCLA  32-35 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Southern California  20-42 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Minnesota  26-19 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Maryland  31-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Illinois  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Michigan State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring263-234
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Rutgers & Lehigh have played 74 games.
Rutgers has won 43 games.
Lehigh has won 30 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-51
 10 or more 132-119
 20 or more  121-45
 30 or more 78-18
 40 or more 33-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 40-0
 10 or more 92-170
 20 or more 47-157
 30 or more 9-118
 40 or more 2-71
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.