Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Scarlet Knights college football

First Season
1869
Team History
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1955-present) Rutgers Queensmen (1869-1954)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (2014-present) American Athletic Conference (2013) Big East Conference (1991-2012) Middle Atlantic Conference (1958-61) Middle Three Conference (1946-51)
Venue
SHI Stadium (1994-present) Giants Stadium (1993) Rutgers Stadium (1938-92) Neilson Field (1891-1938) College Field (1869-90)
Key People
Players • Coaches

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Rutgers competes as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers is notable for playing in the first-ever intercollegiate football game in 1869, in which they defeated Princeton University by a score of 6–4. For this reason, Rutgers has been described as "the birthplace of college football."

Publications

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1948
October 9	vs. Temple	Rutgers Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 14	vs. Temple	Rutgers Stadium
1953
November 21	at Columbia	Baker Field
1954
October 9	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field
1958
October 18	vs. Bucknell	Rutgers Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
November 19	at Columbia	Baker Field
1962
December 1	vs. Virginia	Rutgers Stadium
1963
October 12	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field
1969
October 18	vs. Navy	Rutgers Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 17	vs. Delaware	Rutgers Stadium
November 21	vs. Colgate	Rutgers Stadium
1971
November 13	vs. Holy Cross	Rutgers Stadium
1972
September 23	vs. Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium
October 21	vs. Army	Rutgers Stadium
October 28	at Columbia	Baker Field
November 18	vs. Morgan State	Rutgers Stadium
1973
October 6	vs. UMass	Rutgers Stadium
October 13	vs. Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium
October 20	vs. Delaware	Rutgers Stadium
October 27	vs. Columbia	Rutgers Stadium
November 10	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium
November 24	vs. Colgate	Rutgers Stadium
1975
November 8	vs. Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium
1976
October 16	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium
1977
September 2	vs. Penn State	Giants Stadium
November 5	at Temple	Veterans Stadium
1978
November 11	vs. Temple	Rutgers Stadium
1979
November 3	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 4	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field
1982
September 3	vs. Syracuse	Giants Stadium
September 18	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
November 20	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1983
September 24	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome
1984
September 15	vs. Temple	Rutgers Stadium
1986
September 13	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium
October 4	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
October 18	vs. Florida	Rutgers Stadium
1989
October 7	vs. Penn State	Giants Stadium
October 14	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium
November 18	at Temple	Veterans Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 22	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2007
November 17	vs. Pittsburgh	Rutgers Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2012
December 28	vs. Virginia Tech	Florida Citrus Bowl
2013
December 28	vs. Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

All media guides

1960s	1969
1970s	1970 • 1977
1980s	1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 1989
1990s	1990
2000s	2003
2010s	2019